Lobular capillary hemangioma of the middle turbinate

Abstract

Lobular capillary hemangioma is believed to be a benign, pedunculated vascular tumor that generally originates from the skin and mucous membranes. Rarely, this tumor is seen in the nasal cavity. To our knowledge, there are few reports of nasal cavity lobular capillary hemangiomas in the English literature. We present an 81-year-old man with complaints of recurrent epistaxis and left nasal blockage. He was found to have a lobular capillary hemangioma originating from the medial aspect of the left middle turbinate. Capillary hemangioma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of nasal masses. This tumor can present atypically with no predisposing factors, in old age, in unpredicted locations, and with an ulcerative necrotic appearance such as in the following case.

Keywords

• lobular capillary hemangioma
• nasal cavity
• middle turbinate