The patient underwent biopsy of the left nasal cavity mass.

Histology:

MACROSCOPIC and MICROSCOPIC DESCRIPTION:

A single fragment of cream coloured tissue measuring 5mm in maximum dimension.  The sections show a polypoid lesion lined by pseudostratified ciliated respiratory type epithelium.  The central portions contain benign seromucinous glands surrounded by an oedematous stroma which contains a mild infiltrate of inflammatory cells primarily lymphocytes and plasma cells.  There is no evidence of malignancy.

DIAGNOSIS: "Left nasal cavity":  Benign nasal polyp.

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