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56-year-old woman with 3.5 cm large right nasal mass, resected after 2 nondiagnostic biopsies
56-y-o female with 3.5 cm large right nasal mass, resected after two nondiagnostic biopsies
33-year-old man with complex ethmoid sinus mass and imaging concerning for a sinonasal malignancy
33-y-o man with complex ethmoid sinus mass and imaging concerning for a sinonasal malignancy
34-year-old man with AML with sudden onset of headache and fever
A 34-year-old man with AML who presented with sudden onset of headache and fever.
Review of the sinuses revealed crusting and necrosis.
65-year-old man with 2.3 cm right lower thyroid nodule
65-yo male with 2.3 cm right lower thyroid nodule
56-year-old female presenting with a 3-month history of abdominal pain
56-year-old female presenting with a 3-month history of abdominal pain
62-year-old man with a right posterior nasal mass
62-year-old man with a right posterior nasal mass
65-year-old female with a mass involving the maxillary sinus
65-year-old female with a mass involving the maxillary sinus.
74-year-old female with an extradural tumor compressing the right frontal lobe
74-year-old female with an extradural tumor compressing the right frontal lobe.
35-year-old man with chronic rhinosinusitis and nasal septal perforation
35-year-old man with chronic rhinosinusitis and nasal septal perforation.
54-year-old man with a 3.6 cm right neck mass
54-year-old man with a 3.6 cm right neck mass.
21-year-old man with asthma, chronic sinusitis, polyps, headache and proptosis
21-year-old man with asthma, chronic sinusitis, polyps, headache and proptosis.
63-year-old man with history of IV drug use
63-year-old man with history of IV drug use and current cocaine use.
72-year-old man with polypoid esophageal mass
72-year-old man with polypoid esophageal mass.
20-year-old woman with 3 cm mass in the tail of pancreas
20-year-old woman presented for evaluation of a 3 cm mass in the tail of pancreas.
40-year-old man with increasing frequency of hypoglycemic spells
40-year-old man presented with increasing frequency of hypoglycemic spells for last 9 months.
52-year-old woman with transient symptomatic hyperthyroidism
52-year-old woman with transient symptomatic hyperthyroidism (TSH – 0.03), followed by hypothyroidism.
