title: Bilateral massive conchae bullosa mimicking intranasal tumors.
abstract: We describe a case of bilateral massive conchae bullosa in a 76-year-old woman. She presented with a 2-year history of nasal obstruction and frontal headache. In light of these and other findings on anterior rhinoscopic and endoscopic examinations, we initially suspected nasal tumors. However, after a prebiopsy evaluation by computed tomography, we diagnosed bilateral massive conchae bullosa that did not impair sinus ventilation. Endoscopic surgery was performed, and the patient's symptoms abated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, SSK Vakif Gureba Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. husamettinyasar@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Hüsamettin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yaar
authors.forename: Ayşegül
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Verim
authors.forename: Haluk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ozkul
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014420:Turbinates / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery