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P. Gopalan, MRCS; N. W. Williams, FRCPath; S. T. Browning, FRCS, MPhil
Singleton Hospital, Swansea, England

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2005;131:643.

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A 37-year-old woman presented with a 3-month history of nasal obstruction and recurrent epistaxis on the right side. She was otherwise healthy and had no significant medical history. Physical examination revealed a deviated nasal septum and a polypoid mass arising from the lateral wall on the right side. The findings of the rest of the ear, nose, and throat examination were normal.

The patient subsequently underwent a nasal polypectomy and correction of the deviated nasal septum. During surgery, it was noted that the polyp appeared to arise from the lateral wall of the nose, above the attachment of the middle turbinate. Microscopic examination showed polypoid tissue covered by respiratory epithelium, and the tissue showed undifferentiated malignant cells arranged in sheets and lobules. No fibrillary material or rosette formation was seen (Figure 1). Immunohistochemical analysis showed diffuse . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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