title: Hemangioma of the nasal septum: A clinicopathological profile.
abstract: Septal hemangioma is a rare cause of epistaxis and nasal obstruction. Ten cases were seen in our center over 25 years and constitute 31% of all cases of nasal hemangioma. The male to female ration was 2.4:1; patient age ranged between 14 and 63 years (average, 39 years). The main presenting symptom was epistaxis with progressive nasal obstruction. There was a positive history of trauma in 7 cases. Symptoms varied between 1.5 months to 4 years (average, 13 months). All tumors but one were located anteriorly in the septum and measured between 0.5 and 2 cm in diameter. Histologically they were well-defined benign neoplasms covered with stratified squamous epithelium and showed varying degrees of ulceration. In eight cases the core was composed of proliferating capillary-type vessels, and two were cavernous. Operative intervention is the treatment of choice, with recurrences likely in the event of incomplete excision (two of the ten cases recurred).
authors.affiliation: Departments of Otolaryngology and Pathology, American University of Beirut School of Medicine and Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Zaytoun
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Mufarrij
authors.forename: U M
authors.initials: UM
authors.lastname: Hadi
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Shikhani
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Salman