Solitary Nasal Schwannoma Clinically Presenting as an Angiofibroma of the Nasopharynx

Abstract

Benign schwannomas of the nasal cavity are rare. When they do occur, their clinical presentation is variable, and some are fairly vascular. We report the case of a 17-year-old boy who presented with epistaxis associated with a unilateral nasal mass that extended into the nasopharynx. The tumor was removed via a transpalatal approach. In most such cases, a clinical diagnosis of angiofibroma is made. In this case, however, histopathologic examination identified the lesion as a schwannoma.

Nasal Cavity Schwannoma—A Case Report and Review of the Literature

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