Angiolipoma presenting as a nasal mass: how rare a presentation?

Sridhara Suryanarayan Rao; Naresh K Panda; Uma Nahar Saikia; Karuppiah Saravanan

Angiolipoma presenting as a nasal mass: how rare a presentation?

Ear Nose Throat J. 2008 Jul;87(7):384-5.

Authors

Sridhara Suryanarayan Rao¹, Naresh K Panda, Uma Nahar Saikia, Karuppiah Saravanan

Affiliation

¹ Department of Otolaryngology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India.

PMID: 18633931

Abstract

Angiolipomas are benign adipose tumors. There are two types: infiltrating and noninfiltrating. An angiolipoma presenting as a nasal mass is rare. To our knowledge, this is only the second documented case of angiolipoma presenting in the nasal dorsum. Total surgical excision by an external rhinoplasty technique with close follow-up is advised. Recurrence is not common.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Angiolipoma / diagnosis*
Angiolipoma / pathology
Angiolipoma / surgery*
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nose Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Nose Neoplasms / pathology
Nose Neoplasms / surgery
Rhinoplasty
Treatment Outcome