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We present a case report of an auxiliary nurse who developed an adenoid cystic carcinoma in her left maxillary sinus following occupational exposure to formaldehyde in the operating theatre. Currently, the epidemiological evidence that formaldehyde can cause cancer in humans is considered to be limited. Previous case-control-studies of formaldehyde and sinonasal cancer have mainly investigated subjects who were concomitantly exposed to wood dust, a known risk factor to the development of sinonasal adenocarcinoma of intestinal type. Our case report presents a patient who has developed an adenoid cystic carcinoma following exposure to formaldehyde. We suggest that the occupational physician remains alert to formaldehyde as an occupational hazard among health care workers.

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Anniken Sandvik er spesialist i arbeidsmedisin, redaktør for Norsk tidsskrift for arbeids-og miljømedisin (Ramazzini) og overlege ved Seksjon for miljø-og arbeidsmedisin ved Oslo universitetssykehus. Forfa eren har fylt ut ICMJE-skjemaet og oppgir ingen interessekonflikter.Barnehageansa e og laerere må ha forsvarlige arbeidsforhold -også under en pandemi.