The use of tetracaine 0.25% solution in nasal packing removal.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate efficacy of Merocel nasal package rehydration with tetracaine 0.25% solution, in reducing discomfort of nasal packing removal after septoplasty.

Methods: A prospective study was conducted on patients undergoing pure septoplasty.

Malignant myoepithelioma arising from recurrent pleomorphic adenoma of the soft palate.

Malignant myoepithelioma is a rare salivary gland neoplasm that can arise either de novo or within a pre-existing pleomorphic adenoma. We report a case of malignant myoepithelioma arising from a pleomorphic adenoma of the soft palate. A 70-year-old woman presented in our department with a very large tumor of the soft palate.