Chronic rhinosinusitis with left unilateral nasal polyp in an old man

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Keywords:

elderly, nose, polyps, rhinorrhea, rhinosinusitis, paranasal sinus.

Abstract

The case report of an 80 years patient is presented. He went to the otolaryngology service of Joaquin Castillo Duany Teaching Clinical Surgical Hospital in Santiago de Cuba, due to increase of volume in the left nostril, nasal obstruction, progressive secretion, migraine and bleeding. During the evaluation, a tumoral mass of approximately 3 cm of diameter was detected in the left nostril, with soft consistency and erythematous aspect, located in the superior portion of the nasal partition. The surgical exeresis of the lesion was carried out, and the histological and pathological study confirmed chronic rhinosinusitis with left unilateral nasal polyp. 

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Author Biographies

Yasmani Laugart Pérez, Hospital Clinicoquirúrgico Docente Dr. Joaquín Castillo Duany

Médico Especialista de Primer Grado en Medicina General Integral y Otorrinolaringología. Profesor Instructor. Servicio de Otorrinolaringología.  Hospital Militar Dr. Joaquín Castillo Duany. Santiago de Cuba

Alejandro Inclán Acosta, Hospital Clinicoquirúrgico Docente Dr. Joaquín Castillo Duany

Estomatólogo Especialista de Primer Grado en Cirugía Máxilo Facial. Máster en Atención de Urgencias Estomatológicas. Profesor Asistente. Servicio de Cirugía Máxilo Facial. Hospital Militar Dr. Joaquín Castillo Duany. Santiago de Cuba.

Oscar Rodríguez Reyes, Facultad de Estomatología, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas. Santiago de Cuba

Doctor en Ciencias Médicas. Máster en Atención de Urgencias Estomatológicas. Estomatólogo Especialista de Primer y Segundo Grado en Fisiología Normal y Patológica. Profesor Titular e Investigador Auxiliar. Facultad de Estomatología. Departamento de Ciencias Básicas Biomédicas. Santiago de Cuba. Cuba.

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Published

2024-11-27

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Laugart Pérez Y, Inclán Acosta A, Rodríguez Reyes O. Chronic rhinosinusitis with left unilateral nasal polyp in an old man. MEDISAN [Internet]. 2024 Nov. 27 [cited 2025 Jun. 7];28(6):e5019. Available from: https://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/5019

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Vol. 28 No. 6 (2024): NOVIEMBRE-DICIEMBRE

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Case Reports

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