Middle turbinate osteoma.

A 14-year-old female patient presented with six months history of progressive nasal obstruction on the left side associated with ipsilateral facial pain. Radiograph of the nose and paranasal sinuses showed a bony mass arising from the left lateral nasal wall. Under general anesthesia left lateral nasal wall is approached through a modifi ed Lynch incision. A bony mass arising from the ant part of the middle turbinate was removed. Histopathological examination of the resected specimen showed picture of an osteoma. The postoperative course was uneventful.