TY - JOUR
T1 - Rare case of an angiectatic sinonasal polyp feigning malignancy
AU - Guntur, Shobha
AU - Shenoy, Vijendra S.
AU - Kshithi, K.
AU - Domah, Haneesh Amit
AU - Chaithra, G.
PY - 2019/4/1
Y1 - 2019/4/1
N2 - Angiectatic sinonasal polyps are uncommon. However, riveting nature of this polyp lies in its clinical presentation mimicking a neoplasm. It is radiologically very challenging to pick up this lesion in spite of its characteristic findings on imaging. Histopathology is paramount for asserting diagnosis. We report a rare case of a patient who presented to our outpatient department with chief complaints of nasal block, nasal discharge, and epiphora for 6 months. On examination, a mass was found filling the left nasal cavity. Computed tomography scan and diagnostic nasal endoscopy were suggestive of fungal sinusitis or sinonasal malignancy as a differential diagnosis. Biopsy was reported as benign sinonasal polyp. The patient underwent endoscopic resection of the mass, which on histopathology revealed the diagnosis of an angiectatic sinonasal polyp.
AB - Angiectatic sinonasal polyps are uncommon. However, riveting nature of this polyp lies in its clinical presentation mimicking a neoplasm. It is radiologically very challenging to pick up this lesion in spite of its characteristic findings on imaging. Histopathology is paramount for asserting diagnosis. We report a rare case of a patient who presented to our outpatient department with chief complaints of nasal block, nasal discharge, and epiphora for 6 months. On examination, a mass was found filling the left nasal cavity. Computed tomography scan and diagnostic nasal endoscopy were suggestive of fungal sinusitis or sinonasal malignancy as a differential diagnosis. Biopsy was reported as benign sinonasal polyp. The patient underwent endoscopic resection of the mass, which on histopathology revealed the diagnosis of an angiectatic sinonasal polyp.
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U2 - 10.4103/jcrt.JCRT_1236_16
DO - 10.4103/jcrt.JCRT_1236_16
M3 - Article
C2 - 31169254
AN - SCOPUS:85066985553
SN - 0973-1482
VL - 15
SP - 733
EP - 736
JO - Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics
JF - Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics
IS - 3
ER -