1999 Volume 45 Issue 3 Pages 234-238
A case of neurinoma in the nasal cavity is herein reported. The patient was a 57-year-old man who presented with a nasal obstruction of 2 years duration. An excision biopsy of the mass indicated a neurinoma based on the histological findings. The tumor was completely removed using a lateral rhinotomy under general anesthesia. The main mass was located in the right nasal cavity and extended to the epipharynx. The post-operative course was uneventful and the patient was discharged 9 days after surgery. Sixty-four cases of neurinoma in the nasal cavity and the paranasal sinus have been reported in the literature. The origin of the nerve and/or nerve fibers is not usually determined in such cases. We too were unable to identify the tumor origin in our case. Both recurrence and malignant changes in these tumors have occasionally been reported. Therefore, a complete surgical extirpation is considered to be necessary for the successfull treatment of such cases.
