Vol.100 No.10 contentsPRACTICA OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGICA
Vol. 100 No. 10 October 2007
Pyogenic Granuloma of the Nasal Cavity
Atsuyoshi Asahi
(Wakkanai City Hospital, Asahikawa Medical College)
Mitsuru Asanome
(Wakkanai City Hospital)
Yasuaki Harabuchi
(Asahikawa Medical College)
Pyogenic granuloma is a benign rapidly growing hemorrhagic lesion that involves the skin and mucosa. As pyogenic granulomas often occur on the oral mucosa during pregnancy, they are called pregnancy tumors. The author encountered a case of pyogenic granuloma involving the right nasal septum.
A 29-year-old woman, 6 weeks after delivery of a baby, presented with spontaneous right-sided epistaxis that had started in the 32th week of pregnancy. Physical examination demonstrated a dark-red mass that bleed easily at the front of the right side nasal septum.
Since the mass did not show any decrease in size, excision of the lesion under local anesthesia was performed about 8 weeks postpartum. Histologic examination demonstrated pyogenic granuloma. There has not been any recurrence for 7 months postoperatively.
Key words : pyogenic granuloma, nasal cavity, pregnancy, pregnancy tumor