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Case Reports
. 2014 Oct 10:2014:bcr2014207196.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-207196.

Intranasal lobular capillary haemangioma

Dipak Ranjan Nayak  1 , Ajay M Bhandarkar  1 , Archana Shivamurthy  2 , Jasmi Joy  1
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Case Reports

Intranasal lobular capillary haemangioma

Dipak Ranjan Nayak et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

Lobular capillary haemangioma (LCH) is a benign proliferation of capillaries with a characteristic lobular architecture on microscopy; it has an affinity for mucous membrane and skin of the head and neck. It is extremely rare in the nasal cavity. We present the case of a 45-year-old man who presented with epistaxis without any predisposing factors, which was diagnosed as lobular capillary haemangioma.

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Figure 1
Diagnostic nasal endoscopy showing a lobular growth arising from the inferior turbinate.
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Figure 2
Contrast-enhanced CT showing an isoattenuating lobular mass arising from the left inferior turbinate.
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Figure 3
H&E staining (×40) showing a polypoidal growth with vascular proliferation.
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Figure 4
H&E staining (×200) showing vessels surrounded by inflammatory cells.
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