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Anterior rhinoscopic view showing the mass arising from the left inferior turbinate.
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The mass was bony hard and covered with intact, normal colored, and nonhypervascularized mucosa (Figure 1).
Paranasal sinus computed tomography coronal section showing the bonny mass originated from the inferior turbinate that filled the left nasal cavity.
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Only minimal deviation of the nasal septum was observed (Figure 2).
Histological examination: Mass that composed of blood-filled, thin-walled vessels between the bony trabeculae. The lesion was diagnosed as intraosseous cavernous hemangioma. (H&E; x40).
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Histological diagnosis was reported as osseous cavernous hemangioma (Figure 3).