[Hemangioendothelioma of the nasal cavity complicated by polypous sinusitis]

Three patients were observed who had small angioma in the region of the middle nasal passage. Angioma was the cause of recurrent nasal bleeding. In one of the patients the vascular tumor was covered with massive edemous polyps for which the patient was referred for polypotomy. Introduction of computed tomography, endoscopic methods of examination allows detection and assessment of the tumor spread, selective angiography followed by embolization enables operations with minimal blood loss.