Özet:

Most peripheral nerve sheath tumors are benign. Neurofibroma, one of the peripheral nerve sheath tumors, is rarely seen in the nasal cavity. Definitive diagnosis of neurofibroma can be made by histopathological examination of the specimen. A 46-year-old female patient was admitted to Fatih Sultan Mehmet Health Practice and Research Center Ear Nose and Throat clinic with swelling complaints that have been slowly growing at the entrance to the left nasal cavity for a long time. In the examination, approximately 1x1 cm mass was detected under the skin in the left medial crus of the alar cartilage. The patient underwent mass excision from the left nasal passage under local anesthesia. The patient had no postoperative complications. Histopathological examination of the operation material was reported as a neurofibroma. The aim of this case report is discuss case in light of literature in the terms of symptoms, diagnosis and surgical methods.

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