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Dong Liu1, Fengxian An2, Maocai Li1
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Liaocheng People's Hospital, Liaocheng, China.
Ear, Nose, & Throat Journal
|August 5, 2022
Abstract:
Angiomyolipoma is an extremely rare, benign mesenchymal tumor of the nasal cavity, primarily common in the kidney and secondarily common in the liver. According to the author's knowledge, no cases of angiomyolipoma of the nasal septum have been identified to date. We report a case of a patient with a giant angiomyolipoma at the posterior end of the nasal septum who recovered after surgery without any complication.
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