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Nasal angioleiomyoma : an unusual cause of epistaxis.

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DOI 10.5001/omj.2015.60
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Oman Medical Specialty Board.
Gregorian
2015-07
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English
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Angioleiomyomas are infrequent benign tumors originating from smooth muscle cells of arterial or venous walls. They are most commonly seen in the lower extremities with a prevalence of only 8.5% in the head and neck. We present the case of a 40-year-old male patient who presented to Christian Medical College, Vellore, India, with recurrent episodes of right-sided epistaxis. A computed tomography scan showed an enlarged right inferior turbinate filling the right nasal cavity. The mass was removed endoscopically and sent to pathology. A diagnosis of angioleiomyoma of the nasal cavity was made. This location that has only been described in a minority of cases in the literature. Our case report signifies the importance of maintaining a broad differential when dealing with patients presenting with nasal mass and the importance of histopathological examination for the diagnosis.
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Varghese, Lalee, Mathew, Susana, & Vijayakumar, Kavitha (2015). Nasal angioleiomyoma : an unusual cause of epistaxis. Oman Medical Journal, 30 (4), 303-305.
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