Vol.95 No.11 contentsPRACTICA OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGICA
Vol. 95 No. 11 November 2002
A Case of Nasal Neurinoma
Koji Yamada, Tsunemasa Aiba, Takeshi Kubo,
Tomoaki Nakano, Tadashi Wada and Taichi Uyama
(Osaka City General Hospital)
We report a case of nasal neurinoma. A 38-year-old male presented with left nasal obstruction. Physical examination showed a reddish tumor in the left nasal cavity. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a solitary tumor in the left nasal cavity compressing the nasal septum and anterior ethmoid sinus without bony destruction. The tumor was completely removed by endscopic sinus surgery under general anesthesia. The histopathological diagnosis was Antoni A and B type neurinoma. The postoperative course was uneventful without any signs of recurrence for 7 months after surgery.
Key words : neurinoma, nasal cavity, endoscopic sinus surgery