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Ossifying fibroma of the inferior turbinate.
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PMID:  21595621     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Hypertrophy of inferior turbinate is a common condition, especially with nasal septum deviation. Sometimes, the cause of hypertrophy of inferior turbinate can be fibro-osseous lesions. Benign, rare, and non-aggressive fibro-osseous neoplasms such as ossifying fibroma can affect paranasal sinuses. Isolated inferior turbinate involvement is extremely rare in ossifying fibroma. In this article, we present a 28-year-old female suffering from nasal obstruction due to septal deviation and hypertrophy of inferior turbinate. Preoperative and postoperative investigation show that cause of hypertrophy of inferior turbinate is ossifying fibroma. To our knowledge, that this is the second case of ossifying fibroma reported in the English-language literature due to its isolated localization. However, if the patients with inferior turbinate hypertrophy are examined carefully, we can prevent unnecessary medical treatment and surgery for inferior turbinate hypertrophy.
Authors:
Yavuz Selim Pata; Işın Doğan Ekici; Mutlu Cihangiroğlu; Müzeyyen Doğan; Ismail Koçak
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Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Kulak burun boğaz ihtisas dergisi : KBB = Journal of ear, nose, and throat     Volume:  21     ISSN:  1300-7475     ISO Abbreviation:  Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg     Publication Date:    2011 May-Jun
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-05-20     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100899230     Medline TA:  Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg     Country:  Turkey    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  163-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Medicine Faculty of Yeditepe University, İstanbul, Turkey.
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