Vol.96 No.12 contentsPRACTICA OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGICA
Vol. 96 No.12 December 2003
Vascular Leiomyoma of the Nasal Cavity
Kaori Enatsu
(Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Sasebo City General Hospital)
Shinya Jinnouchi and Haruo Takahashi
(Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences)
Kenji Takasaki and Takashige Nakata
(Sasebo City General Hospital)
A case of vascular leiomyoma in the nasal cavity is reported. A 74-year-old man with a complaint of recurrent right-side nasal bleeding visited our clinic, and a spherical tumor was found on his right-side inferior turbinate. The tumor was excised under general anesthesia, and histopathological examination revealed a vascular leiomyoma of the nasal cavity. The etiology, incidence, diagnostic imaging and treatment of this tumor are discussed.
Key words : vascular leiomyoma, nasal cavity, inferior turbinate