Congenital agenesis of all the nasal cartilages.
With the exception of septal deviation, congenital anomalies of the nasal cartilages constitute a small fraction of all congenital nasal anomalies. This report presents a patient with isolated agenesis of all the nasal cartilages, which has never been recorded previously.


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Ear, Nose and Throat Research Center, Emmam Reza Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. mehbakhsh@yahoo.com
Mehdi
M
Bakhshaee
Mehdi
M
Poursadegh
Mohammad Reza
MR
Afzalzadeh
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D055171:Nasal Cartilages / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery*; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome