Case 52-1981

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Presentation of CaseA 51-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of a question of a nasal tumor.He was well until three years earlier, when progressive bilateral nasal obstruction developed. Two years before admission he entered another hospital, where examination showed deviation of the nasal pyramid to the left. The nasal septum was markedly thickened and adherent to the middle turbinates bilaterally. The pharyngeal tonsils were hypertrophied; no cervical lymphadenopathy was noted. A septoplasty was performed; microscopical examination of a biopsy specimen showed chronic inflammation. Several months later the patient began to have recurrent nasal obstruction and discharge. . . .