A rare cause of pediatric nasal obstruction and epistaxis: Nasal septal mixed hemangioma

Nasal septal haemangioma: a rare cause of epistaxis in a young adult

“…Glucose transporter 1 (GLUT1), a gene encoded protein which aids transfer of glucose across membrane, is characteristically absent in congenital haemangioma making it a significant immunohistochemical marker (10) . The commonest symptoms are nasal block and epistaxis (1,4,5) , as seen in our case. Alongside suggestive symptoms and diagnostic endoscopy, CECT scan of paranasal sinus without biopsy often suffices to aid diagnosis and help determine the disease among various differential diagnosis (1,4) .…”

“…Aetiology and pathogenesis of nasal capillary haemangioma is poorly understood, although many predisposing factors such as trauma, being pregnancy-induced, oral contraceptive pills or even postoperative nasal packing have been documented (5,6) . In our case, a short clinical history with the absence of trauma, childhood anomaly or even an allergic component further adds to the uncertainty of aetiology.…”

“…Gender and age do depict certain predilections as women in the 3 rd decade and children (mainly boys) often present with septal capillary haemangioma (1,6) . Hormonal influence has been implicated in the increased incidence among women (3,5) . Haemangiomas are benign vascular tumour and are classified as capillary, cavernous and capillary-cavernous (mixed) (5) .…”

“…Hormonal influence has been implicated in the increased incidence among women (3,5) . Haemangiomas are benign vascular tumour and are classified as capillary, cavernous and capillary-cavernous (mixed) (5) . Another nomenclature on capillary haemangiomas are infantile and congenital vascular tumours.…”

Hemangioma capilar lobular nasal del cornete medio: una causa rara de epistaxis recurrente

“…El tratamiento está enfocado en la resección completa de la lesión, dado que no hacerlo presenta una recurrencia variable, la cual está reportada por diversos autores y oscila entre el 15 al 40%. [7][8][9] La escisión quirúrgica se puede realizar mediante visión directa, cirugía endoscópica nasal y asistida por una angioembolización, previa al procedimiento quirúrgico si se encuentra en un sitio del alto potencial de sangrado como el cornete medio. 5,8,10-14 asi- www.medigraphic.org.mx mismo, se pueden utilizar abordajes combinados en localizaciones raras, como en la fosa pterigopalatina o el paladar.…”