title: Lobular capillary haemangioma of the nasal cavity during pregnancy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We report a pregnant patient with a rapidly growing mass within the nasal cavity, which required pre-operative super-selective embolisation and subsequent removal under general anaesthesia after childbirth. We also discuss the clinical, radiological and histological characteristics of lobular capillary haemangioma, and its treatment.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report and literature review.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Lobular capillary haemangioma is a benign lesion originating in the vascular tissue of skin, mucosa, muscles, glands and bone. These lesions grow rapidly. Nasal localisation is rare. Microtrauma and pregnancy are the most commonly proposed aetiological factors. Reported incidence during pregnancy ranges from less than 2 per cent to approximately 5 per cent. The management of a pregnant woman with such a lesion may be complex, and depends on the severity of symptoms and the status of the pregnancy. Complete surgical excision, with or without pre-operative embolisation, is the treatment of choice.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This uncommon lesion should be considered in any pregnant patient with a mass in the mouth or nasal cavity.
authors: Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, Erasmus Hospital, Brussels, Belgium. carine.delbrouck@erasme.ulb.ac.be
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Delbrouck
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Chamiec
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Hassid
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Ghanooni
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018450:Disease Progression; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D017789:Granuloma, Pyogenic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000473:pathology*; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011263:Pregnancy Trimester, Third; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D008775:Methylprednisolone