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.