Nasal Septal Neurinoma

Abstract

A case of nasal septal neurinoma is presented. The patient was a 71—year—old male who complained of nasal obstruction and epistaxis. Results of the physical examination showed a giant mass filling the nasal cavity and the nasopharynx. A biopsy taken from its tissue surface showed histological features of neurofibroma. The lesion was completely resected with the patient under general anesthesia. The tumor completely occupied the right nasal cavity and the nasopharynx, partially penetrated the nasal septum and extended to the left nasal cavity. After the operation, the final pathological diagnosis was not neurofibroma but neurinoma in which Antoni type A and type B cells were mixed. The postoperative course was uneventful, and no recurrence has been observed to date.

Key Words:

• neurinoma
• neurofibroma
• nasal septum
• nasal obstruction
• surgical resection