<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>ENT surgeons frequently encounter a variety of neoplastic, non-neoplastic and inflammatory masses involving the nasal cavity, the paranasal sinuses or the nasopharynx. Among these, the angiomatous polyp or angiectatic nasal polyps are rare and account for 4-5% of all inflammatory nasal polyps. They have variable growth patterns and clinical features. In angiomatous nasal polyps, there is a prominent component of dilated capillary-type blood vessels. We present a review of the literature regarding the most important features of this pathology and an unusual case of a large angiomatous polyp arising from the maxillary sinus.</p></abstract>

ENT surgeons frequently encounter a variety of neoplastic, non-neoplastic and inflammatory masses involving the nasal cavity, the paranasal sinuses or the nasopharynx. Among these, the angiomatous polyp or angiectatic nasal polyps are rare and account for 4-5% of all inflammatory nasal polyps. They have variable growth patterns and clinical features. In angiomatous nasal polyps, there is a prominent component of dilated capillary-type blood vessels. We present a review of the literature regarding the most important features of this pathology and an unusual case of a large angiomatous polyp arising from the maxillary sinus.

Bleeding angiomatous polyps of the maxillary sinus: Review of literature and a rare case report

Romanian Journal of Rhinology

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ENT surgeons frequently encounter a variety of neoplastic, non-neoplastic and inflammatory masses involving the nasal cavity, the paranasal sinuses or the...

Bleeding angiomatous polyps of the maxillary sinus: Review of literature and a rare case report

Publié en ligne: 30 juil. 2019

Pages: 145 - 149

Reçu: 10 juin 2019

Accepté: 10 juil. 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjr-2019-0017

Mots clés
epistaxis, nasal polyps, maxillary sinus

© 2019 Padmanabhan Karthikeyan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Bleeding angiomatous polyps of the maxillary sinus: Review of literature and a rare case report

Publié en ligne: 30 juil. 2019

Pages: 145 - 149

Reçu: 10 juin 2019

Accepté: 10 juil. 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjr-2019-0017

Mots clésepistaxis, nasal polyps, maxillary sinus

© 2019 Padmanabhan Karthikeyan et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
epistaxis, nasal polyps, maxillary sinus