A case of adenosquamous carcinoma of the nasal cavity in a patient with a chief complaint of perforation of the palate

A rare case of adenosquamous carcinoma.occurring in the nasal cavity is reported. A 67-year-old man consulted our hospital because of ulceration of the palate. The histologic diagnosis of a biopsy specimen was keratinized squamous cell carcinoma, and the patient underwent surgical excision of the tumor. Histologic examination of the surgical specimen revealed findings of both squamous cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma, and adenosquamous carcinoma of the nasal septum was finally diagnosed. He was tumor free for 44 months, but died of pneumonia.