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Case History

A 42-year-old female presents with nasal obstruction and a 3.0 cm polypoid nasal mass. The nasal mass shows cytologically bland spindle cell proliferation with scattered staghorn vessels and perivascular hyalinization. Provided are the H&E slides along with provided IHC including beta-catenin (tumor cells are diffusely and strongly positive for beta catenin nuclear staining, shown below) and SMA positivity (not provided). CD34 and STAT6 are negative.

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What is the best diagnosis?

A. Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT)
B. Nasal glomangiopericytoma/sinonasal glomangiopericytoma
C. Lobular capillary hemangioma

 

Case contributed by: Raheel Ahmed, M.D. Surgical Pathology Fellow, UAB Pathology