Nasal chondroma presenting as hypertelorism.
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PURPOSE To report a rare case of nasal chondroma presenting as hypertelorism. CASE REPORT We report a case of a 16-year-old boy with a large calcified mass arising from the posterior nasal cavity presenting as hypertelorism. Surgical excision was done, and the histopathological examination revealed a chondroma. The hypertelorism resolved postoperatively. CONCLUSIONS Nasal chondroma may also present innocuously as hypertelorism as in this case.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry
دوره 92 4 Suppl 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015