1988 Volume 1988 Issue Supplement27 Pages 83-88
A rare case of leiomyosarcoma of nasal cavity is reported. The patient was a 59-year-old woman who complained of recurrent epistaxis from the right nasal cavity. The tumor was removed by surgery. Histological examination revealed spindle-like, shaped cells which gathered together to form a corded arrangement and immunoperoxidase demonstration was positive and diagnosed as leiomyosarcoma.
The patient had no recurrence one year after the operation.