Hemangioma of the nasal bone: a case report.
Hemangiomas of the bone account for 0.7% of all bone tumors. The craniofacial region is a rare site of involvement, with the mandible, zygoma, and maxilla being the most frequently affected areas. Hemangioma of the nasal bone is very rare. A 60-year-old male patient presented with complaints of difficult breathing through the nasal airway and a slowly growing hard mass at the nasion with a history of 10 years. Computed tomography demonstrated a round mass involving the left nasal bone with submucosal extension. An en bloc excision of the mass and its extension was performed. Histopathological examination showed two neighboring tumors, cavernous hemangioma of the bone and arteriovenous malformation of the nasal mucosa. During a-year follow-up, the patient had no complaints and the functional and cosmetic results were excellent.
Kargi
Eksal
E
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Medicine Faculty of Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Zonguldak, Turkey. eksalk@superonline.com
Babuccu
Orhan
O
Hoşnuter
Mubin
M
Babuccu
Berfu
B
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009295:Nasal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography