title: Nasal septal lobular capillary haemangioma in West Africa sub-region: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Lobular capillary haemangioma is a rare vascular lesion of the nose. It is the aim of this communication to highlight the importance of considering this lesion as an important differential diagnosis of bleeding lesion in the nasal cavity.
  
  
  METHODS
  A case report of a 41-year-old female who presented with an obstructive, bleeding, pedunculated left nasal mass arising from the nasal septum in the anterior nasal cavity. An initial diagnosis of squamous papilloma was made and she had excision of the mass done under local anaesthesia. Tissue histology revealed lobular capillary haemangioma. The patient has been followed up for over 15 months and is still free of the lesion.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report in the literature of lobular capillary haemangioma in the nasal septum in West Africa. The case is reported due to the rarity of this lesion in our environment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University College Hospital, PMB 5116, Ibadan, Nigeria. ayofasunla@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ayotunde J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Fasunla
authors.forename: Oluwatosin S
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Adebola
authors.forename: Clement A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Okolo
authors.forename: Aderemi A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Adeosun