title: CT and MRI of an unusual intranasal mass: pleomorphic adenoma.
abstract: A rare case of pleomorphic adenoma arising from the nasal septum is presented. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of a 65- year-old woman who presented with right sided nasal obstruction, nasal discharge and epistaxis revealed a well-defined lobular mass occupying the right nasal cavity. Histopathologic examination revealed a pleomorphic adenoma. CT and MRI findings of this rare neoplasm are briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, GATA Haydarpaşa Teaching Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. drersini@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ersin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Oztürk
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sağlam
authors.forename: Güner
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sönmez
authors.forename: Ferhat
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cüce
authors.forename: Aptullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Haholu
mesh_terms: D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000473:pathology; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000473:pathology*; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome