Osama A Marglani Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Nose, Neck Surgery, Oral cancer, Skull, Eye vision
Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, Consultant Otolaryngology
Working at Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, Consultant Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery Head of Department at King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Place of living is Saudi Arabia. Subjects of Specialization are Nose, Neck Surgery, Oral cancer, Skull, Eye vision.
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Author(s): Osama A Marglani, Omar A Abu Suliman, Rafat I Abu Shakra, Maryam M Fairag and Fatimah Y Sabbagh
Chondrosarcoma of the nasal septum is an extremely rare malignancy. Chondrosarcoma are known to be slow-growing, invasive and usually high-grade malignancies. They most commonly occur in middle-aged men. Histology remains the mainstay of diagnosis. We report a case of a 36-year-old man who presented with nasal obstruction for 2 months. Endoscopic examination showed a nasal septal mass occupying the nasal cavity. Radiological findings showed a large soft tissue mass arising from the septum and Filling the nasal cavity with partial erosion of the posterior bony nasal septum. The patient underwent endoscopic nasal resection. The microscopic and immunophenotypic findings were consistent with moderately differentiated chondrosarcoma. Clinical, radiological and th... view moreĀ»