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Neuroma of the nose
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The neuroma of the nose is a benign tumor that develops from the nervous tissue; extremely rare case in otolaryngology.
[What causes the neuroma of the nose?
Neurinomas as such are divided into gliomas - congenital tumors developing from neuroglia and related to benign tumors, and neuroblastomas that can occur at any age and are characterized by a malignant course.
Symptoms of the neuroma of the nose
Gliomas are found in early childhood and are manifested by swelling in the root of the nose, the size of a pea to a cherry. The size of the tumor increases with straining, during coughing or crying of the child. Tumor to the touch is dense, soldered to the skin and the underlying tissue
Neuroblastoma is not distinguished by a clear onset of development and is only detected when the patient begins nosebleeds, difficulty in nasal breathing, headaches, and sometimes exophthalmos. With a rhinoscopy, a reddish-gray fleshy tumor is found in the nasal cavity, filling half (or more) of the nasal cavity, easily bleeding when touching the probe. In the initial stage, the tumor grows slowly, but reaching a certain size, it suddenly begins to increase very rapidly, penetrating into the surrounding tissues and penetrating the paranasal sinuses and the trellis labyrinth. An external sign of the tumor is an enlargement of the root of the nose, smoothing of the inner corner of the eye and the appearance of a swelling here, in far-reaching cases - exophthalmos and amaurosis. Neuroblastoma does not give metastases to the regional lymph nodes.
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What tests are needed?
Treatment of neuroma of nose
Treatment of neuroma of the nose is complex: surgical in combination with radiotherapy. The tumor most often recurs.
What is the prognosis of the neuroma of the nose?
At the initial stages of development of the neuroma of the nose has a cautious prognosis, in cases of tumor germination into the orbit, the latticed labyrinth, anterior cranial fossa - very serious.