| 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 |