title: Primary osteosarcoma arising from the middle turbinate in a pediatric patient.
abstract: Osteosarcomas usually occur as secondary tumors after radiation therapy or chemotherapy. Without a history of irradiation to the head and neck area, primary osteosarcoma of the turbinate is extremely rare. We report here a rare case of primary turbinate osteosarcoma presenting as a relatively small, well-circumscribed, turbinate mass. Its appearance mimicked a benign nasal mass like mucocele and polyp. We also reviewed the previously reported cases of tumor arising from turbinate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
authors.forename: Youn Jeong
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yeo Ju
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Young Chae
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Ju Won
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Yong Sun
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Jeon
authors.forename: Kyung-Hee
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Soon Gu
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Mi Young
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Kim