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Fiberscopic view showing the mass arising from the left inferior turbinate.
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The tumor was bony hard and covered with intact mucosa not hypervascularized mucosa (Figure 1).
Computed tomography ((a): coronal section, (b): axial section and (c): three-dimensional reconstruction) showing the mass of the inferior turbinate that filled the nasal cavity.
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Deviation of the nasal septum and opacification of the left maxillary sinus were observed (Figure 2). 
Histological examination (hematoxylin-eosin stain) showing the tumor composed of blood-filled, thin-walled vessels between the bony trabeculae. The lesion was diagnosed as intraosseous hemangioma of the inferior turbinate.
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The histological diagnosis was cavernous hemangioma (Figure 3).