A Patient of Venous Hemangioma of the Inferior Turbinate

Abstract

Sinonasal hemangiomas are relatively rare among the hemangiomas that occur from the head and neck parts. According to their histopathologic findings, they are classified as capillary, cavernous, or venous type. Some cases of capillary or cavernous hemangioma that occur from the inferior turbinate have been reported. However, there was no reported case of venous hemangioma arising from the inferior turbinate. We present a case of 67-year-old male who has venous hemangioma of the left inferior turbinate whose initial symptoms were watery rhinorrhea and postnasal drip. With this study, although uncommon, venous hemangioma should be considered as a differential diagnosis in patient with mass lesion of the inferior turbinate.