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Fibromyxomatous spindle cell neoplasms are an unusual form of dysplasia. It is extremely rare in the nose and paranasal sinuses. We present a 60 year lady with swelling over the dorsum of nose and nasal block for 4 years. She underwent combined approach excision of mass. Histopathology revealed fibromyxomatous spindle cell tumour.
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Abhik Sikdar: AS has made substantial contributions to the conception and the acquisition and interpretation of data AND to have approved the submitted version AND to have agreed both to be personally accountable for the author’s own contributions and to ensure that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work, even ones in which the author was not personally involved, are appropriately investigated, resolved, and the resolution documented in the literature. Rohini Desai: RD has made substantial contributions to the conception and the acquisition and interpretation of data AND to have approved the submitted version AND to have agreed both to be personally accountable for the author’s own contributions and to ensure that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work, even ones in which the author was not personally involved, are appropriately investigated, resolved, and the resolution documented in the literature. Shrikant phatak: SP has made substantial contributions to the design of the work data AND to have approved the submitted version AND to have agreed both to be personally accountable for the author’s own contributions and to ensure that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work, even ones in which the author was not personally involved, are appropriately investigated, resolved, and the resolution documented in the literature. Sameer Nivsarkar: SN has made substantial contributions to the design of the work data AND to have approved the submitted version AND to have agreed both to be personally accountable for the author’s own contributions and to ensure that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work, even ones in which the author was not personally involved, are appropriately investigated, resolved, and the resolution documented in the literature. Richa Agarwal: RA has made substantial contributions to the design of the work data AND to have approved the submitted version AND to have agreed both to be personally accountable for the author’s own contributions and to ensure that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work, even ones in which the author was not personally involved, are appropriately investigated, resolved, and the resolution documented in the literature.
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Sikdar, A., Desai, R., Phatak, S. et al. Fibromyxomatous Tumour of Nose: A Combined Approach to this Enigmatic Mass. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-024-04642-7
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