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Unusual leiomyoma of the nose (leiomyoblastoma): Report of a case

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

A. Papavasiliou  and
L. Michaels
A. Papavasiliou
Affiliation:
The Institute of Laryngology and Otology, 330 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8EE.
L. Michaels
Affiliation:
The Institute of Laryngology and Otology, 330 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8EE.
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Abstract

Leiomyomas or benign tumours of smooth muscle origin are extremely rare in the nose, due to the paucity of significant masses of smooth muscle in this region. A review of the literature revealed only six cases of leiomyoma (Fu and Perzin, 1975; Kambayashi, 1978; MacCaffrey et al., 1978; Maesaka et al., 1966; Kotaka and Furuya, 1973) previously reported and no case of nasal leiomyoblastoma. This variety of benign smooth muscle tumour has been mostly described in the gastrointestinal tract and uterus (Stout, 1962). In this paper we report a case of an unusual nasal leiomyoma arising from the middle turbinate. We believe it is the first in the literature.

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Clinical records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 95 , Issue 12 , December 1981 , pp. 1281 - 1286
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1981

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