Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-3-2017
Publication Title
Science Direct- Otolaryngology Case Reports
Abstract
We report a case of leiomyosarcoma of the inferior nasal turbinate. The patient, a 68-year-old Caucasian male, presented with 4–6 weeks of epistaxis that was resistant to nasal packing and septal cautery. Upon inspection in the operating room, a small mass was excised from the inferior turbinate. High-power H&E-stained microscopy demonstrated bundles of malignant smooth muscle cells, and immunohistochemical stains were strongly positive for desmin, smooth muscle actin and vimentin, while negative for pankeratin EA1/EA3 and CaM 5.2, suggesting leiomyosarcoma as the diagnosis. Clear margins were obtained at a second surgery. At the time of this writing it is 8 months since his last surgery and he has remained symptom free.
DOI
10.1016/j.xocr.2017.06.001
Dartmouth Digital Commons Citation
Harper, Christopher W. Jr.; Polacco, Marc A.; and Newman, John R., "Leiomyosarcoma of the Inferior Turbinate" (2017). Dartmouth Scholarship. 2814.
https://digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu/facoa/2814
