Intranasal glomangioma.
Glomangioma is a benign tumour of the glomus body. It is a relatively rare tumour in the head and neck region and even rarer in the nasal cavity. We present the 13th documented case of an intranasal glomangioma. A 56-year-old woman presented with a lesion on the nasal septum associated with intermittent nasal pain and epistaxis. Local surgical excision was not only diagnostic but therapeutic as it effected a cure. Intranasal glomangioma has no well-defined presenting features but must be borne in mind as a possible rare cause of nasal pain and epistaxis. We also briefly review the clinical presentation, histology and management of such a rare tumour.
Ahmed
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Department of Otolaryngology, Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Doncaster, United Kingdom. ahmed.aftab@virgin.net
Sheehan
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Dugar
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D005260:Female; D005918:Glomus Tumor / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009300:Nasal Septum; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery