Nasal Polyp With Heterotopic Bone Formation (Osseous Metaplasia): A Case Report

Authors

  • Ehsan Jangholi Young Researchers Club, Tehran Medical Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
  • Minoo Shafii Assistant Professor, Department Of Pathology, Islamic Azad University, Medical Tehran Branch , Tehran, Iran
  • Minoo Saatian Assistant Professor, Department Of Pathology, Islamic Azad University, Medical Tehran Branch , Tehran, Iran
  • Farid Aliehyai Assistant Professor, Department Of ENT, Islamic Azad University, Medical Tehran Branch , Tehran, Iran
  • Reza Najibpour
  • Ali Farshad

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31661/gmj.v2i2.58

Keywords:

Ossification, Nasal polyp, Heterotopic, Metaplasia

Abstract

Osseous metaplasia is defined by the presence of heterotopic normal bone tissue in a soft tissue. Metaplastic ossification is a rare event in nasal polyps. The authors describe a rare case of bone formation in nasal polyp of a 28-year-old man with chronic right-sided nasal obstruction without history of trauma or allergy symptoms. To our knowledge, this finding has been reported in a few cases in the English medical literature.

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Published

2013-06-18

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2013): June 2013

Section

Case Report/Series

License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/