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Angioleiomyoma of the nasal tip

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Dov Ophir*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Meir General Hospital, Kfar Saba and Tel-Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine, Israel.
Edward Ruchvarger
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Meir General Hospital, Kfar Saba and Tel-Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine, Israel.
Mario Cordoba
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Meir General Hospital, Kfar Saba and Tel-Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine, Israel.
*
Dr Dov Ophir, Department of Otolaryngology, Meir General Hospital, 44281 KfarSaba, Israel.

Abstract

The clinical, histological and immunohistochemical findings of a rare case of a solitary subcutaneous angioleiomyoma (vascular leiomyoma) of the nasal tip in a 74-year-old woman are described. Histogenesis and histological characterization of this lesion are discussed.

Type
Clinical Records
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1993

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