Bilateral nasopharyngeal middle turbinate: A rare anatomical variant

Nasopharyngeal middle turbinate is an extremely rare anatomical variant which has been suggested to correlate with chronic rhinosinusitis. However, due the rarity of this variant, its clinical implications remain inadequately defined. Here, we present a case of a 37-year-old male patient with bilate...

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Published in:	Radiology case reports Vol. 19; no. 12; pp. 5734 - 5737
Main Authors:	Sherfad, Mohamed, Alogbi, Osama, Ayad, Bashir M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01-12-2024 Elsevier
Subjects:	Anatomical variant Case Report Middle turbinate Nasopharynx Rhinosinusitis Anatomical variant Nasopharynx Middle turbinate Rhinosinusitis
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Summary:	Nasopharyngeal middle turbinate is an extremely rare anatomical variant which has been suggested to correlate with chronic rhinosinusitis. However, due the rarity of this variant, its clinical implications remain inadequately defined. Here, we present a case of a 37-year-old male patient with bilateral nasopharyngeal middle turbinates, one of which had a large cystic lesion causing nasal obstruction. The patient's presentation, radiological and endoscopic findings, as well as the management approach are discussed in the context of the limited literature on this topic.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3
ISSN:	1930-0433 1930-0433
DOI:	10.1016/j.radcr.2024.08.117