A 36-year-old man with a nasal septal mass is presented. The diagnosis of a benign neoplasm arising from peripheral nerve Schwann cells was made by excisional biopsy. A benign nerve sheath tumor may be either a schwannoma or neurofibroma. Schwannomas may be distinguished from neurofibroma by clinical and histologic criteria. Malignant degeneration and intracranial extension may complicate the course of a nasal schwannoma. Complete excision is the preferred therapy.
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Tufts Univ, Sch Med, Tufts New England Med Ctr, Dept Otolaryngol Head & Neck Surg, Boston, MA 02111 USATufts Univ, Sch Med, Tufts New England Med Ctr, Dept Otolaryngol Head & Neck Surg, Boston, MA 02111 USA
Dharia, Amee
Karmody, Collin S.
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Tufts Univ, Sch Med, Tufts New England Med Ctr, Dept Otolaryngol Head & Neck Surg, Boston, MA 02111 USATufts Univ, Sch Med, Tufts New England Med Ctr, Dept Otolaryngol Head & Neck Surg, Boston, MA 02111 USA
Karmody, Collin S.
Rebeiz, Elie E.
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Tufts Univ, Sch Med, Tufts New England Med Ctr, Dept Otolaryngol Head & Neck Surg, Boston, MA 02111 USATufts Univ, Sch Med, Tufts New England Med Ctr, Dept Otolaryngol Head & Neck Surg, Boston, MA 02111 USA
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Ewha Womans Univ, Sch Med, Dept Otorhinolaryngol Head & Neck Surg, Seoul 158710, South KoreaEwha Womans Univ, Sch Med, Dept Otorhinolaryngol Head & Neck Surg, Seoul 158710, South Korea
Park, Eun Hee
Lee, Seung-Sin
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Ewha Womans Univ, Sch Med, Dept Otorhinolaryngol Head & Neck Surg, Seoul 158710, South KoreaEwha Womans Univ, Sch Med, Dept Otorhinolaryngol Head & Neck Surg, Seoul 158710, South Korea
Lee, Seung-Sin
Byun, Sung Wan
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