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A noncontrast head CT revealing an LCH extending from the right maxillary and ethmoid sinuses to the right nasal choana.
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A head CT with contrast demonstrating an LCH in the left nasal cavity.
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A 12-year-old female presented with three months of recurrent, left-sided, epistaxis and nasal obstruction.On nasal endoscopy, the patient was noted to have a mass filling the left middle meatus.A head CT with contrast demonstrated a mass in the left nasal cavity (Figure 2).The mass was biopsied in the office without significant bleeding after the procedure.
Intraoperative image of an LCH arising from the left lateral nasal wall.
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