title: Sinonasal glomangiopericytoma treated with preoperative embolisation and endoscopic sinus surgery.
abstract: Sinonasal glomangiopericytoma is a benign rare tumour of pericytes that accounts for less than 0.5% of all sinonasal tumours. It is an indolent tumour with a macroscopic appearance of common inflammatory polyps. We report the case of a 55-year-old male who presented with right nasal obstruction. CT and MRI examinations demonstrated a soft-tissue mass that obstructed mainly the right nasal cavity. Biopsy revealed glomangiopericytoma. The tumour was treated with preoperative embolisation followed by complete endoscopic resection. Very few cases have been reported to be treated in this way.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Interventional Radiology, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54621, Greece.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Psoma
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54621, Greece.
authors.forename: Petros D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Karkos
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54621, Greece.
authors.forename: Stamatia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dova
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Interventional Radiology, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54621, Greece.
authors.forename: Michail
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gavriilidis
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54621, Greece.
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Markou
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Interventional Radiology, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54621, Greece.
authors.forename: Constantinos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kouskouras
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Interventional Radiology, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54621, Greece.
authors.forename: Afroditi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Haritanti
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology and Interventional Radiology, AHEPA Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54621, Greece.
authors.forename: Stefanos
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Finitsis
keywords: embolization; endoscopic sinus surgery; glomangiopericytoma; nose; sinus