Neurilemmoma of the Nasal Septum

Owing to the extreme rarity of tumors of the nerve sheath in the intranasal region, it seems of interest to report a case of such a growth. REPORT OF A CASE J. F., a white man aged 42, a Greek, was admitted to the urologic ward of the Presbyterian Hospital on Dec. 4, 1942 with a diagnosis of renal calculus. Because of the complaint of difficulty in breathing through the nose, with persistent obstruction, consultation with an otorhinolaryngologist was requested. The patient stated that five years previously he had been struck on the nose by the recoil of his gun, with resulting profuse epistaxis of two hours' duration. About two years previous to the present admission he began to notice difficulty in breathing through the nose, and about one and a half years before he felt an obstruction in the left side of his nose. There was no associated pain.