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A rare case of neurofibroma of the ethmoid labyrintth is reported which was treated earlier as a haemangioperi-cytotna by radiotherapy without any response. The tumour was removed by lateral rhinotomy. The patient has been followed up for about one year without any evidence of recurrence.
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Chatterji, P., Soni, N.K. A solitary neurofibroma of the ethmoid. Indian J Otolaryngol 30, 120–121 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02992204
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