Author(s)

Yves Christian Andjock Nkouo^1,2*, Antoine Bola Siafa^1,3, David Mindja Eko^1,4, Winnie Anoumedem¹, Francois Djomou^1,3, Richard Njock^1,5

¹Department of ENT-Ophthalmology-Stomatology, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, University of Yaoundé I-Cameroon, Yaounde, Cameroon.
²ENT-Service, Yaounde General Hospital-Cameroon, Yaounde, Cameroon.
³ENT-Service, Yaounde Teaching Hospital-Cameroun, Yaounde, Cameroon.
⁴ENT-Service, Yaounde Central Hospital-Cameroun, Yaounde, Cameroon.
⁵ENT-Service, Douala General Hospital-Cameroon, Douala, Cameroon.

Background/Aim: Abrikossof’s tumor or granular cell tumor is a rare tumor. The cervicofacial localization is the most common. The aim of this report case was to show a rare case of nasal localization, to the 48-year old patient, treated in poor medical condition. Case presentation: The patient consults late with enormous nasal mass involving for five years. After biopsy and facial CT-scan, a surgical procedure was performed. The evolution was good and the final pathology confirms the diagnosis. The objective of this case report was to show the originality of the presentation and the difficulties for management in poor medical environment. Conclusion: Abrikossof’s tumor is a rare benign tumor but whose preferential development occurs at the expense of the ENT sphere. Large forms remain the preserve of poor environments. The diagnosis is pathological and the treatment is surgical.

Abrikossof Tumor, Nasal Cavity, Yaounde

Nkouo, Y. , Siafa, A. , Eko, D. , Anoumedem, W. , Djomou, F. and Njock, R. (2021) A Nasal Localization of Abrikossof Tumor Observed to Yaounde Reference Hospital. International Journal of Clinical Medicine, 12, 71-76. doi: 10.4236/ijcm.2021.123009.