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Benjamin S. Bleier, MD; Charles S. Gawthrop, MD; Erica R. Thaler, MD; Duane A. Sewell, MD; Kathleen T. Montone, MD; Douglas M. Marvel, BA; Alexander G. Chiu, MD

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2008;134(7):778-780.

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INTRODUCTION

Intranasal papillomas may be categorized by histologic origin as those arising from squamous or schneiderian epithelium. Squamous papillomas result from a proliferation of squamous epithelium into exophytic papillary fronds, are almost exclusively unilateral, and are usually pedicled in the nasal vestibule. Bilateral diffuse intranasal squamous papillomatosis represents a poorly described variant of this disease, which may represent a distinct pathologic process derived from an underlying human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, and its treatment should address this etiology. We report on 2 rare cases of diffuse intranasal papillomatosis and discuss their presentation, workup, HPV characterization, and treatment.

REPORT OF CASES

CASE 1

A 43-year-old man presented to our otolaryngology clinic with a chief complaint of left nasal congestion of 5 months' duration. The patient had a history of a . . . [Full Text of this Article]

CASE 2

COMMENT

AUTHOR INFORMATION

Author Affiliations: Departments of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (Drs Bleier, Gawthrop, Thaler, Sewell, and Chiu and Mr Marvel) and Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Dr Montone), The University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia.

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