Conclusion
Squamous cell carcinoma is one of the most frequent histological
subtypes of tumors of the head and neck. The patient presented a
moderately differentiated squamous cell carcinoma of the nose which
invaded the nasal wing, septum, right nasal dorsum and right inferior
turbinate in its frontal area. Therefore requiring a total rhinectomy
and adjuvant radiotherapy as treatment, no complications were reported.
Total rhinectomy not only involves facial deformity, functional and
psychological impairment are also seen. Adjuvant radiotherapy causes
bone and tissue damage, which is why chemically self-retained nasal
prosthesis is the treatment of choice, as it decreases tumor recurrence,
does not require subsequent surgical approaches and improves both nasal
function and facial aesthetics by matching the shape and nasal skin of
the patient prior to the condition.