A Case of Fibro-Osseous Hamartoma Originated from Nasal Cavity.
- Author:
Heung Ku LEE
1
;
Kwang Jae CHO
;
Sang Hee JUNG
;
Nam Sik KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. entprince@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hamartoma;
Nose neoplasm;
Endoscopy
- MeSH:
Diagnosis, Differential;
Endoscopy;
Fibroma, Ossifying;
Hamartoma;
Humans;
Kidney;
Liver;
Lung;
Middle Aged;
Nasal Cavity;
Nasal Obstruction;
Nasopharynx;
Nose Neoplasms;
Osteoma;
Paranasal Sinuses;
Spleen
- From:Korean Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
2008;51(5):495-498
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Hamartoma occurs in all areas of the body, especially in the liver, spleen, kidney and lung. However, it was rarely reported in the nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses, or nasopharynx. The histopathological and clinical differential diagnosis of fibro-osseous hamartoma of the sinonasal tract includes ossifying fibroma, fibrous dysplasia and osteoma. We present the case of a 57-year-old man with nasal obstruction in right side, which was treated with complete resection by endoscopic approach. A combination of clinical, radiographic and histological information permitted a diagnosis of a benign fibro-osseous hamartoma in this case.
