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Zoukaa Sargi, MD; Deborah Cova, MD; Stephen E. Vernon, MD
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine–Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, Florida

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2008;134(12):1343.

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A 75-year-old man presented with a 2-month history of progressive right-sided nasal obstruction and bleeding. He had received antibiotic treatments, without significant improvement. His nose bleeds had continued even though he had stopped taking antiplatelet medications. He had no known history of paranasal sinus disease. His medical history was remarkable for arterial hypertension and coronary artery disease. He had undergone a coronary artery bypass grafting procedure 1 year before presentation.

Fiberoptic examination of the nasal cavity revealed a polypoid mass filling the entire nose on the right side, with some minimal amount of recent bleeding. The findings of a comprehensive head and neck examination were otherwise normal. A recent computed tomogram showed opacification of the right nasal fossa as well as the maxillary, ethmoidal, and frontal sinuses. The patient underwent an endoscopic biopsy and debulking for pathologic diagnosis. A lesion . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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