Pediatric Lobular Capillary Hemangioma Nasal Cavity

A lobular capillary hemangioma (LCH) is a benign uncommon entity of unknown etiology among vascular lesions of the head and neck. Although it has no predilection for age, it is more common in the third decade and in females. Lobular capillary hemangioma usually involves the gingiva, lips, tongue and buccal mucosa. The nasal cavity is a rare location. The most common symptoms are nasal obstruction and epistaxis. The treatment is nasal endoscopic surgery. We review these vascular lesions and present the clinical features, radiological findings, treatment performed and histopathological results of two cases of LCH originating in the left inferior turbinate and septum. No recurrence was observed after complete endoscopic resection during 6 months follow-up. Lobular capillary hemangioma should be taken into consideration among the differential diagnosis of a painless hemorrhagic endonasal mass even though it is a rare entity. If complete resection is performed, prognosis is excellent and the recurrence rate is low. How to cite this article Varshney S, Malhotra M, Kaur N, Gairola P. Pediatric Lobular Capillary Hemangioma Nasal Cavity. Clin Rhinol An Int J 2015;8(2):76-80.