title: Recurrent angioleiomyoma of the middle turbinate.
abstract: We present a case of a middle-aged woman with a history of not only progressive nasal obstruction, facial pain, hyposmia and epistaxis, but also excision of the nasal mass diagnosed as a vascular leiomyoma. On examination, a smooth bulge was seen over the middle turbinate. Surgical excision along with histopathology and immunohistochemistry revealed a diagnosis of recurrent vascular leiomyoma of the middle turbinate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Ajay M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Bhandarkar
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Balakrishnan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ramaswamy
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Padmapriya
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jaiprakash
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Nithyanand
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chidambaranathan
mesh_terms: D000199:Actins; D000368:Aged; D018229:Angiomyoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D010146:Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D014420:Turbinates / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000199:Actins