Angioleiomyoma of the Nasal Cavity
Int. arch. otorhinolaryngol. (Impr.)
;
18(4): 409-411, 2014. graf
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in English
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| ID: lil-727687
ABSTRACT
Introduction Vascular leiomyoma of the nasal cavity is an extremely rare tumor that represents less than 1% of all vascular leiomyomas. It is more prevalent in women between the fourth and sixth decades, reaching primarily the inferior nasal turbinates. Objectives Reporting and assisting the systematization of more accurate diagnostic methods in clinical and complementary investigation of vascular leiomyoma in the nasal cavity. Resumed Report We present the case of a 49-year-old woman diagnosed with vascular leiomyoma in the nasal cavity, which manifested mainly with nasal obstruction. During investigation, computer tomography was not diagnostic, the cytologic study was not conclusive, and according to the biopsy, it was a squamous papilloma. Conclusion We suggest that the technical difficulty in obtaining an adequate amount of material for preoperative biopsy, associated with the topography of the lesion in the vestibular nasal region, may have contributed to changing the postoperative diagnosis. Thus, pathologic study of the surgical fragment is the more accurate method for diagnosis...
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Main subject:
Papilloma
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Nasal Obstruction
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Nose Neoplasms
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Papilloma, Inverted
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Leiomyoma
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Int. arch. otorhinolaryngol. (Impr.)
Journal subject:
Otolaryngology
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto/BR
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Faculdade de Medicina de São Josédo Rio Preto/BR
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