Intraosseous Hemangioma of Nasal Bone: Unusual Cause of Epiphora

Intraosseous hemangioma is very rare, accounting for <1% of bone tumors. Nasal bone origin of it is even rarer. A 63-year-old female patient visited our clinic with a complaint of epiphora. On physical examination, about 2-cm-sized nontender and fixed mass was palpated along the left nasomaxillary suture area. Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging findings were consistent with intraosseous hemangioma originating from the nasal bone. Epiphora was thought to be developed due to the mass effect and a marginal resection of the mass was performed. The defect was reconstructed with a septal cartilage and porous polyethylene implant (Synpor). Postoperatively, epiphora subsided and there has been no sign of recurrence or facial deformity during 6 months of follow-up.