The patient was a 54-year-old woman who had been suffering from chronic tub
ulo-interstitial nephritis fur about seven years, requiring haemodialysis.
More recently, she developed a polypoid mass in the left nasal cavity causi
ng discomfort on breathing and slight epistaxis. The tumour was of gritty c
onsistency and measured 28 x 8 x 5 mm. Microscopy showed a lobulated almost
cystic structure composed of granulation tissue with comparatively few pla
sma cells and many multinucleated giant cells lining the spaces filled with
crystalline deposits of calcium oxalate.