title: Ossifying fibroma of the middle turbinate: a case report.
abstract: Ossifying fibromas (OFs) are rare, benign, nonaggressive fibroosseous tumors that are commonly seen in head and neck region. They show aggressive pattern when the midface and paranasal sinuses are involved. We report a 28-year-old woman with OF of the middle turbinate. Computed tomography images of the nasal cavity showed monostotic hyperdense lesion confined to middle turbinate. En bloc excision was performed. Histological examination confirmed the diagnosis as OF. Our case is of particular interest because it is, to our knowledge, the first documented case of OF arising from the middle turbinate.
authors.affiliation: Deparment of Otorhinolaryngology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey. fcaylakli@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Fatma
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Caylakli
authors.forename: Fuat
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Buyuklu
authors.forename: Ozcan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Cakmak
authors.forename: Handan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ozdemir
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ozluoglu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D018214:Fibroma, Ossifying / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014420:Turbinates / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery