Fibrous dysplasia of the inferior turbinate

Hyun Joo Park, Min Sun Cho, Seung Sin Lee

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Abstract

Fibrous dysplasia (FD) is a benign skeletal disorder in which abnormally overgrowing bony lesion replaces normal bone. FD can affect one bone (monostotic form) or multiple bones (polyostotic form). The craniofacial bones are involved in about 10% of subjects with monostotic FD. However, its occurrence in the sinonasal tract is very rare. We report a case of monostotic FD developed only in the inferior turbinate in a 29-year-old woman. To the best of our knowledge, it is the second report of monostotic FD involving the inferior turbinate in the medical literature. We, therefore, report this rare case with a review of literature.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)531-535
Number of pages5
JournalInternational Journal of Clinical and Experimental Pathology
Volume6
Issue number3
StatePublished - 2013

Keywords

  • Fibrous dysplasia
  • Inferior turbinate
  • Monostotic

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