Abstract
We present a case of a middle-aged woman with a history of not only progressive nasal obstruction, facial pain, hyposmia and epistaxis, but also excision of the nasal mass diagnosed as a vascular leiomyoma. On examination, a smooth bulge was seen over the middle turbinate. Surgical excision along with histopathology and immunohistochemistry revealed a diagnosis of recurrent vascular leiomyoma of the middle turbinate.
2015 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd.
MeSH terms
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Actins
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Aged
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Angiomyoma / complications
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Angiomyoma / diagnosis*
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Angiomyoma / surgery
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Epistaxis / diagnosis
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Epistaxis / etiology
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Female
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Humans
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Immunohistochemistry
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Nasal Obstruction / diagnosis
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Nasal Obstruction / etiology
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Nasal Obstruction / surgery
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Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / complications
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Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / diagnosis*
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Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / surgery
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Nose Neoplasms / complications
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Nose Neoplasms / diagnosis*
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Nose Neoplasms / surgery
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Pain / diagnosis
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Pain / etiology
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Turbinates / pathology*