title: Leiomyoma of the nose.
abstract: Leiomyomas are benign neoplasms that are thought to originate from the vascular smooth muscle. They have a propensity to arise from the gastrointestinal tract, female genital tract (uterus) and subcutaneous tissue. The nasal cavity is an uncommon site for a leiomyoma. We report a 24-year-old woman with a rare nasal leiomyoma. A brief review of the literature and histological variations are described.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT & Head and Neck Surgery, Lok Nayak Hospital and Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi 110002, India. meherravi@hotmail.com
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Meher
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Varshney
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery