title: Inferomedially projecting pneumatised secondary middle turbinate.
abstract: Secondary middle turbinate (SMT), a rare variation of the nasal cavity, is a bony projection covered by soft tissue that arises from the lateral nasal wall. It is almost always bilateral and usually projects superomedially without any ostiomeatal unit obstruction. Herein, we report a case of bilateral inferomedially projecting secondary middle turbinates, one of which is pneumatised and hypertrophied, resembling a large ethmoid bulla extending into the middle meatus. The recognition of this variation is important since it may predispose to inflammatory sinus disease, by narrowing the ostiomeatal unit.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, TR-33070 Mersin, Turkey. fdapaydin@e-kolay.net
authors.forename: F Demir
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Apaydin
authors.forename: Meltem Nass
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Duce
authors.forename: Altan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: Hulusi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Eğilmez
authors.forename: Caner
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ozer
authors.forename: U Derya
authors.initials: UD
authors.lastname: Talas
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014420:Turbinates / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging