Incidence

Common site

Histopathology

Early presentation

Melanoma

M > F

6th-7th decade

Septum

Nasal cavity

Facial sinuses

Undifferentiated neoplasm

(epithelioid, spindled, plasmacytoid, desmoplastic)

Nasal obstruction

Epistaxis

Squamous cell carcinoma

M > F

7th decade

Nasopharynx (fossa of rossenmullers)

Differentiated and ketatinized

Nasal obstruction

Epistaxis

Aural fullness

Adenocarcinoma

M > F

6th-7th decade

Ethmoid sinus

Upper nasal cavity

Cynlindroma

Subtype: tubular, cribriform, and solid

Nasal obstruction

Nasal congestion

Anosmia

Adenoid cystic carcinoma

F > M

5th-6th decade

Oral cavity

Soft palate

Glandular cells-cribriform

Facial pain

Facial drooping

Olfactory neuroblastoma (esthesioneuroblastoma)

M > F

3rd-7th decade

Cribriform plate

Upper nasal vault

Small round blue cell tumours

Nasal obstruction

Eye symptoms

Endocrine symptoms

Facial fullness

Headache