Case Report
Pediatric Nasal Lobular Capillary Hemangioma
Table 1
Pediatric lobular capillary hemangioma in the literature.
| Study | Age (yrs) | Gender | Location in NC | Radiologic study | Histopathologic findings |
| Case 1 | 16 | F | R middle turbinate | CT without contrast: mass in R NC. | Granulation tissue acutely inflamed. Dense meshwork of capillaries. LCH. |
| Case 2 | 12 | F | L middle meatus | CT with contrast: mass in L NC | Proliferating small vessels in myxoid stroma; lobular architecture in some foci. Benign capillary hemangioma. |
| Burlucchi et al., 2010 [14] | 5 mo | M | L inferior septum | MRI, T2 precontrast: heterogeneously hyperintense MRI, T1 postcontrast: marked though incomplete enhancement. | LCH |
| Benoit et al., 2010 [15] | 5 | M | R septum | Not specified | LCH |
| Puxeddu et al., 2006 [6] | * | * | * | CT | LCH |
| Katori and Tsukuda, 2005 [16] | 11 | M | R lateral wall | CT: confirmed mass MRI, T1: mass isointense to muscle MRI, T2: hyperintense mass with small flow voids. | Keratinized squamous mucosa and lobules of capillaries in fibrous stroma. LCH. |
| Özcan et al., 2004 [13] | 6 | F | R floor | CT: soft tissue mass; no bony extension. | Lobules of dilated and congested capillaries with heavy inflammatory cell infiltration. LCH. |
| Karagama et al., 2002 [17] | 8 | M | L floor | None | Keratinized squamous mucosa and lobules of capillaries in fibrous stroma. LCH. |
| Kapella et al., 2001 [18] | 7 | F | L vestibule | CT | LCH |
| Simo et al., 1998 [11] | 7 | M | R lateral wall | Imaging obtained. | LCH |
| Stacey et al., 1980 [19] | 10 | F | Septum | None | LCH |
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*: Not reported.
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