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Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery > Volume 38(7); 1995 > Article
Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1995;38(7): 1115-8.
A Case of Ossifying Fibroma of Inferior Turbinate
Byung Gwan Jung, MD, Gyu June Nam, MD, Sang Hyun Kim, MD, and Duk Hee Chung, MD
Department of Otolaryngology, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
하비갑개에 발생한 골성 섬유종 1례
정병관 · 남규준 · 김상현 · 정덕희
국립의료원 이비인후과
ABSTRACT

Ossifying fibroma of head and neck is unusual tumor that generally manifest as facial swelling, proptosis or nasal obstruction in adolescent or young child. These lesions replace normal bony architecture with cellular fibrous tissue containing varying amounts of mineralized material. Recently, author experienced a case of ossifying fibroma originated from inferior turbinate and extended to medial wall of maxillary sinus, which was removed by Caldwell-Luc approach. So, we reported the case with the review of literature.

Keywords: inferior turbinateOssifying fibroma.
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