Recurrent angioleiomyoma of the middle turbinate

BMJ Case Rep. 2015 Aug 3:2015:bcr2015210686. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-210686.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Actins
  • Aged
  • Angiomyoma / complications
  • Angiomyoma / diagnosis*
  • Angiomyoma / surgery
  • Epistaxis / diagnosis
  • Epistaxis / etiology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Nasal Obstruction / diagnosis
  • Nasal Obstruction / etiology
  • Nasal Obstruction / surgery
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / complications
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / diagnosis*
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / surgery
  • Nose Neoplasms / complications
  • Nose Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Nose Neoplasms / surgery
  • Pain / diagnosis
  • Pain / etiology
  • Turbinates / pathology*

Substances

  • Actins