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Paraganglioma of the skull base presenting as nasal polyps
Author(s) -
Amiraraghi Natasha,
Syed Mohammed Iqbal,
Syed Sheeba,
Williams Alun T.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1002/lary.23645
Subject(s) - skull , medicine , polypectomy , paraganglioma , histopathology , nasal polyps , nose , differential diagnosis , radiology , surgery , pathology , cancer , colorectal cancer , colonoscopy
The authors report a case of paraganglioma of the skull base presenting as nasal polyps. A 29‐year‐old patient presented with epistaxis and was found to have nasal polyps. The patient underwent a nasal polypectomy. After pathology showed an unusual appearance, the mass was subsequently excised endoscopically using radiofrequency coblation, and it was found to be originating from the skull base. The diagnosis was made using a combination of clinical findings, radiology, and histopathology examination. It is important to consider paraganglioma in the differential diagnosis of unusual tumors of the nose and skull base. Laryngoscope, 2013