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Angiectatic Sinonasal Polyp: A Diagnostic Challenge

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Sinonasal angiectatic polyp is an uncommon condition with features that masquerade various pathologies like hemangioma, angiofibroma, inverted papilloma, malignancy. We report a case of a left-sided vascular nasal mass, which on examination and investigations suggested cavernous hemangioma of the left maxillary sinus, whereas histopathology post-excision revealed angiectatic polyp.

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  1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Institute, Kattankulathur, Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, India

    P. K. Purushothaman, M. Sharanya & S. P. Manoj Pandian

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Purushothaman, P.K., Sharanya, M. & Manoj Pandian, S.P. Angiectatic Sinonasal Polyp: A Diagnostic Challenge. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 73, 260–262 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-020-02125-z

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