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Surgical Correction for Pediatric Epiblepharon and Trichiasis
Published on: July 8, 2025
Pleomorphic adenoma originates from inferior nasal turbinate causing epiphora
Bekir Erol1, Ömer Tarik Selçuk, Cemil Gürses
1Department of Radiology, Antalya Education and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey. dr.bekirerol@gmail.com
Abstract:
Pleomorphic adenoma is the most common benign tumor of the salivary glands. A 62-year-old female patient presented with epiphora and was suffering from breathing difficulties. With the diagnostic nasal endoscopy, a mass, originating from right inferior nasal turbinate and filling the entire nasal cavity, was seen. Originating from the inferior nasal turbinate is a very rare entity. Paranasal sinus computed tomography and magnetic resonance images revealed a mass that fills and expands the right nasal cavity. Mass was hypoechoic in B-mode ultrasonography and hypovascular in color Doppler ultrasonography, and rate of tissue stiffness was high in sonoelastography. These were helpful for the diagnosis.
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