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Verruciform xanthoma of the nose

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

T. Than ,
P. J. Birch  and
P. J. D. Dawes
T. Than
Affiliation:
Department of ENT Surgery, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland, UK.
P. J. Birch
Affiliation:
Department of Histopathology, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland, UK.
P. J. D. Dawes*
Affiliation:
Department of ENT Surgery, Sunderland Royal Hospital, Sunderland, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr P. J. D. Dawes, Consultant ENT Surgeon, ENT Department, Dunedin Hospital, 201 Great King Street, Dunedin, New Zealand. Fax: 00643 4747956
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Abstract

We report a case of verruciform xanthoma of the nasal skin. The case is unique because the lesion both bled and has shown evidence of multicentricity.

Keywords

XanthomatosisNoseHaemorrhage
Type
Pathology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 113 , Issue 1 , January 1999 , pp. 79 - 81
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999

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