Epithelioid Hemangioma of the Nose: A Challenging Diagnosis

Epithelioid hemangioma is a rare reactive vasoproliferative disease presenting with painless vascular nodules in the dermal and subcutaneous tissues of the head and neck. Clinical diagnosis can be difficult as, in most cases, the only symptom is a progressively tender swelling next to a vessel course. Thus far, few cases of epithelioid hemangioma localized to the nose have been described in the literature. Herein, we present a case of a 47-year-old woman with just such a lesion of the nose, focusing on its diagnosis and treatment.

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Epithelioid hemangioma is a rare reactive vasoproliferative disease characterized by painless vascular nodules in the dermal and subcutaneous tissues of the head and neck. Diagnosis can be challenging, as the main symptom is progressively tender swelling next to a vessel course. There have been few reported cases of epithelioid hemangioma localized to the nose. This article presents a case of a 47-year-old woman with a nose lesion, discussing its diagnosis and treatment.