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Nasal endoscopy that shows a tumor in the left nasal wall.
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During examination of the nose, we identified a smooth purplish tumor 1.5 cm x 1.5 cm attached to the lateral nasal wall between the inferior and middle turbinates (Fig 1).
CT Scan, of paranasal sinus, that shows the tumor in the left nasal cavity.
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Image that corresponds to a vascular neoplasia, composed of multiple blood vessels surrounded by endothelial cells with atypical nuclei.
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Microscopic review of the specimen revealed a vascular neoplasia with multiple vessels comprised of endothelial cells with prominent nuclei and atypia (Fig 3).
On the solid areas of the tumor we observed elongated atypical cells with fusiform nuclei between vascular areas.
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Elongated fusiform nucleus cells with atypia were also observed between the vascular areas (Fig 4).
3 years postoperative CT Scan showing nasal cavity with no presence of tumor.
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