title: Giant osteoma of the middle turbinate: a case report.
abstract: Osteoma of the nose is a slowly developing benign tumor with a reported incidence of 0.6% of all the osteomas of the nose and paranasal sinuses. It is asymptomatic in initial stages and is usually diagnosed when it causes nasal obstruction. Osteoma arising from the middle turbinate is very rare and only two cases have been previously reported. We report a giant middle turbinate measuring 36 × 35 × 20 mm which, to the best of our knowledge, is the largest reported osteoma arising from the middle turbinate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, no. 20/9J, Medical Campus, Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS Rohtak, 124001 Haryana, India.
authors.forename: Samar Pal Singh
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.forename: Joginder Singh
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Gulia
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hooda
authors.forename: Ajoy Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Khaowas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015508:Nasal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D010016:Osteoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D014420:Turbinates