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Calcium oxalate granuloma of the nose of a chronically dialysed nephritic patient

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Andrej Böör ,
Ivan Jurkovič ,
Imrich Friedmann ,
Marian Benický  and
Pavol Kočan
Andrej Böör
Affiliation:
Institute of Pathology, Medical Faculty, P. J. Safárik University, Košice, Slovak Republic
Ivan Jurkovič
Affiliation:
Institute of Pathology, Medical Faculty, P. J. Safárik University, Košice, Slovak Republic
Imrich Friedmann
Affiliation:
Department of Cell Pathology, Northwick Park and St Mark’s Hospitals, Harrow, Middlesex, UK
Marian Benický
Affiliation:
Department of Cell Pathology, Northwick Park and St Mark’s Hospitals, Harrow, Middlesex, UK
Pavol Kočan
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Louis Pasteur Faculty Hospital Košice, Slovak Republic.
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Abstract

The patient was a 54-year-old woman who had been suffering from chronic tubulo-interstitial nephritis for about seven years, requiring haemodialysis. More recently, she developed a polypoid mass in the left nasal cavity causing discomfort on breathing and slight epistaxis. The tumour was of gritty consistency and measured 28 × 8 × 5 mm. Microscopy showed a lobulated almost cystic structure composed of granulation tissue with comparatively few plasma cells and many multinucleated giant cells lining the spaces filled with crystalline deposits of calcium oxalate.

Keywords

NoseGranulationCalcium OxalateRenal FailureChronic
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 115 , Issue 6 , June 2001 , pp. 514 - 516
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2001

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