title: Lobular capillary haemangioma of the middle turbinate.
abstract: Lobular capillary haemangioma (LCH) is a benign, vascular lesion of unknown origin. It usually affects skin and mucous membranes of the oral cavity. It rarely occurs in the nose. Microtrauma and hormonal factors are considered in the aetiology. The most frequently seen symptoms of nasal LCH are epistaxis and nasal obstruction. LCH can be pedinculated or wide based. Its size ranges from several millimetres to centimetres. LCH cases secondary to postoperative use of nasal packs have been reported. Here we present an LCH which was located on the middle turbinate and occurred after the usage of nasal packing. It is known that the nose is a rare location for LCH but middle turbinate location has not been described so far in the literature. LCH should be considered in the differential diagnosis of all endonasal masses with bleeding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Fatih University Faculty of Medicine, Central Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Hanifi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kurtaran
authors.forename: Cem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Uraldi
authors.forename: Nebil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ark
authors.forename: Davut
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Aktaş
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004724:Endoscopy; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D017789:Granuloma, Pyogenic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014420:Turbinates / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery