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Epistaxis as an unusual presentation of an antrochoanal polyp

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

A. K. Robson ,
C. S. Barker  and
H. B. Whittet
A. K. Robson*
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology, Radcliffe Infirmary, Woodstock Road, Oxford.
C. S. Barker
Affiliation:
Departments of Neuroradiology, Radcliffe Infirmary, Woodstock Road, Oxford.
H. B. Whittet
Affiliation:
Departments of Otolaryngology, Radcliffe Infirmary, Woodstock Road, Oxford.
*
A. K. RobsonF.R.C.S., Department of Otolaryngology, Radcliffe Infirmary, Woodstock Road, Oxford OX2 6HE
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Abstract

Antrochoanal polyps rarely present with severe epistaxis. We present the case of a young male patient who presented in such a manner, thus leading to the suspicion of an angiofibroma as the underlying pathology. The radiological investigations, treatment and pathological features are discussed.

Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 104 , Issue 8 , August 1990 , pp. 643 - 644
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1990

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