title: Fibromatosis on the dorsum of the nose.
abstract: An extremely rare case of fibromatosis in a 25-year-old Indian male is reported. The clinical examination and pre-operative findings were suggestive of a benign neoplasm, probably of neurogenic origin. The mass was well circumscribed and could be shelled out en masse. Histopathological examination showed it to be fibromatosis. An external rhinoplasty approach enabled a complete wide excision to be performed without any resulting cosmetic defect.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Kasturba Medical College and Hospital, Manipal, India.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Varghese
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Murthy
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Puranik
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurien
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Narayan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005350:Fibroma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009666:Nose / Q000473:pathology*; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012225:Rhinoplasty