Schwannoma of the nasal septum removed with endoscopic surgery

Abstract

A 50-year-old woman presented with a 30-year history of nasal obstruction. She had been treated for paranasal sinusitis at other hospitals and she was referred to our hospital for further examination. Flexible endoscopy revealed a mass in the posterior aspect of the right nasal cavity to the posterior aspect of the left nasal cavity around the posterior edge of the nasal septum.

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