title: Myxoma of the nasal bone.
abstract: Myxoma is a benign tumor that arises from mesenchymal tissue, and found in the soft tissue and less commonly in the bone. The majority of bony myxomas of the head and neck occur in the jaws and maxilla. We report an extremely rare case of nasal bone myxoma in a 52-year-old man. The diagnosis was confirmed by biopsy. Due to the aggressive nature of the lesion the nasal bone was eroded by the disease. The patient underwent resection of the mass with reconstruction of the defect by septal cartilage. The patient remains tumor free after 5 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: kqresearch@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Khalid
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Al-Qahtani
authors.affiliation: College of Medicine and Research Center, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Tahera
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: AlOulah
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Sameer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bafaqeeh
authors.affiliation: Department of Opthalmology, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Yasser
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Faqeeh
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009295:Nasal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: Myxoma; Nasal bone; Nasal bone myxoma; Neoplasm