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Jagdeep S Thakur1, Avinash Chaitanya1, R S Minhas1
1Department of Otolaryngology-Head Neck Surgery, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India.
Abstract:
Killian polyp is predominantly found in children and any sinonasal tumor in elderly presenting with epistaxis and pain usually indicates malignant growth until proved otherwise. We present an unusual case of Killian polyp in an elderly patient that behaved as a malignant tumor. This case report reminded us that paranasal sinuses are still dark hollow mysterious cavities, and we should take utmost clinical acumen in managing such cases.
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