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Turkish Archives of Otolaryngology (Online Preprint Issue) Abstract |
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Vascular leiomyoma of the nasal cavity and the paranasal sinuses Abdullah Tas*, Recep Yagiz*, Fulya Oz Puyan**, Muhsin Koten*, Ahmet R. Karasalihoglu* |
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| *Department of Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, and **Department of Pathology, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey |
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| Vascular leiomyoma, nasal cavity, paranasal sinus neoplasm |
| Abstract |
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Leiomyomas are benign tumors of myogenic origin that may occur wherever smooth muscle is present. They occur most frequently in the stomach and uterus. Other common localizations are the alimentary tract, skin and subcutaneous tissue.1,2 Leiomyoma of the nose and paranasal sinus is a rare tumor.3 There have been only three previously reported cases in the literature of vascular leiomyoma in the paranasal sinus.4-6 In this study, we present a rare case of vascular leiomyoma develop from nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses. |
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| doi:10.2399/tao.05.003 |
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| Received: | January 10, 2005 | ||
| Accepted after revision: | March 17, 2008 | ||
| Correspondence: |
Abdullah Tas, MD Department of Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, Trakya University School of Medicine Edirne 22030 Turkey Phone: +90 284 235 76 41 (1230) Fax: +90 284 235 27 30 e-mail: abdultas@yahoo.com |
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Copyright © 2008 by the Turkish Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery Foundation. |
