Two Cases of Angioleiomyoma in the Nasal Cavity

Park, Il Ho; Hong, Sung Moon; Choi, Sung Woong; Shin, Jae Min; Lee, Heung Man

Case Report

Journal of Rhinology 2013;20(2):113-115.
Published online November 30, 2013.

Two Cases of Angioleiomyoma in the Nasal Cavity

Il Ho Park, Sung Moon Hong, Sung Woong Choi, Jae Min Shin, Heung Man Lee

¹Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea. lhman@korea.ac.kr
²Division of Brain Korea 21 Program for Biomedical Science, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
³Institute for Medical Devices Clinical Trial Center, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.

Abstract

Leiomyoma is a benign tumor arising from smooth muscle cells. They are commonly found in the uterus, skin, and gastrointestinal tract. However, it is rare in the head and neck area. Especially, only 3% of leiomyomas in the head and neck area occur in the nasal cavity. Rhinologists need to know leiomyoma as a differential diagnosis of the tumors in the nasal cavity. Herein we present two cases of angioleiomyoma in the nasal cavity and review the literature.

Key Words: Leiomyoma;Nasal Cavity;Nasal Tumor;Nasal Neoplasms;Nose Diseases