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A RARE CASE REPORT OF SINONASAL SCHWANNOMA

AMIRTHAGANI .

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Half of the Schwannoma cases occur in the head and neck areas and only less than 4 occur in the sinonasal tract. In this case, a 50-year-old male patient, presented with complaint of progressive left side nasal obstruction past one year. The CT-paranasal sinuses revealed a mass filling the left nasal cavity. During surgical intervention, the mass is found to originate from the inferior and lateral part of vestibule left side. The pathological examination revealed encapsulated tumor with palisading cellular arrangement and high cellular density. So far only 70 cases have been reported in the           international journal1 and this case is presented for its rarity.


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