We report a case of 77 years old male patient who presented to our hospital with bleeding from a\nfungating mass of the nose. Investigations revealed the lesion to be moderately differentiated basaloid\ntype squamous cell carcinoma, with lung, liver and spleen metastasis. Oncologists started\npalliative chemotherapy for the patient. Excision of the tumour required removal of most of the\nnose including the lateral nasal cartilages and the nasal septum. Nasal reconstruction was done by\nusing left nasolabial flap after deepithelialising 3 parts of it and covering that flap with a forehead\nflap. Residual tumour of the upper lip required further excision later on and coverage with a fan\nflap. The patient survived about 6 months after the surgery in a good appearance and was accepted\nand approached well by his family. We think that this type of reconstruction is suitable for\nlate stages cancer nose considering the life expectancy of this category of patients.
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