diagnosis
Last reviewed 01/2018
A history of frequent and heavy nosebleeds in a young male is highly suspicious.
Visualisation is by either anterior rhinoscopy or naso- pharygoscopy. A biopsy with histology confirms the diagnosis.
Plain lateral radiographs show a mass extending from the posterior nose into the postnasal space. CT, or preferably MRI, will demonstrate the extent of tumour spread.
Angiography permits embolisation of the tumour.