A clinico-pathological study of bleeding nasal masses and their management

Nasal masses are common finding in ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) outpatient department. A variety of non-neoplastic and neoplastic bleeding masses involving nasal cavity are commonly encountered in clinical practice. These masses produce wide range of clinical features ranging from epistaxis, nasal obstruction, headache and olfactory disturbances to destructive symptoms like proptosis, diplopia, visual disturbances and facial swelling1. Malignancies although rare are of immense importance as early symptoms are vague and often mimic symptoms of less serious conditions. Hence, they pose a diagnostic as well as therapeutic challenge to the surgeon