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Osteoblastoma of the nasal septum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 August 2011

E Young ,
M Dabrowski  and
K Brelsford
E Young*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Royal Blackburn Hospital, UK
M Dabrowski
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Royal Blackburn Hospital, UK
K Brelsford
Affiliation:
Department of Histopathology, Royal Blackburn Hospital, UK
*
Address for correspondence: Ms Emily Young, 18 Temple Lane, Littleborough, Rochdale OL15 9QH, UK E-mail: ugm9ery@doctors.org.uk
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Abstract

Objectives:

To present a case of, and to review the literature concerning, osteoblastoma of the nasal cavity, and to demonstrate the importance of considering this rare entity when assessing patients presenting with a nasal septum lesion.

Case report:

Benign osteoblastoma is a rare tumour, constituting 1 per cent of all bone tumours. Most cases occur in the long bones. Osteoblastoma involving the nasal cavity is rare, with only 10 reported cases in the English-language literature. Most nasal cavity cases originate from the ethmoid sinus and spread to involve the nasal cavity. There are only four reported cases of osteoblastoma originating from the bones of the nasal cavity. We report a case of osteoblastoma originating from the bony nasal septum in a 45-year-old man with a history of recurrent, right-sided epistaxis and nasal obstruction.

Conclusion:

This is the second report in the English-language literature of osteoblastoma originating from the bony nasal septum.

Keywords

OsteoblastomaNasal CavityNasal SeptumPathology
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 125 , Issue 10 , October 2011 , pp. 1062 - 1066
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2011

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