Primary Osteosarcoma Arising from the Middle Turbinate in a Pediatric Patient.
- Author:
Youn Jeong KIM
1
;
Yeo Ju KIM
;
Young Chae CHU
;
Ju Won LEE
;
Yong Sun JEON
;
Kyung Hee LEE
;
Soon Gu CHO
;
Mi Young KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Osteosarcoma; Turbinate; Primary
- MeSH: Head; Humans; Mucocele; Neck; Osteosarcoma; Polyps; Turbinates
- From:Clinical and Experimental Otorhinolaryngology 2012;5(4):237-239
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Osteosarcomas usually occur as secondary tumors after radiation therapy or chemotherapy. Without a history of irradiation to the head and neck area, primary osteosarcoma of the turbinate is extremely rare. We report here a rare case of primary turbinate osteosarcoma presenting as a relatively small, well-circumscribed, turbinate mass. Its appearance mimicked a benign nasal mass like mucocele and polyp. We also reviewed the previously reported cases of tumor arising from turbinate.
