Sarcoma of Nasal Cavity: A Case Report

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  • K Mozafarinia Associate Professor of E.N.T., Kerman University of Medical Sciences and Health Services Kerman, Iran
Abstract:

This case report is a 65 year old woman from Kerman. Her main complian is nasal obstruction and recurrent nasal bleeding from five months ago. In clinical examination there was a large tumor in left nasal cavity. CT scaning revealed a large tumor in left nasal cavity and maxillary sinuse. The tumor is resected compeletely with negative safe margine by radical caldwell- luc approach. The origin of tumor was from inferior turbinate. The diagnosis is mesenchymal sarcoma. These sarcomata are very rare in nasal cavity.

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volume 10  issue 1

pages  56- 60

publication date 2004-12-01

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