A Case of Benign Fibrohistiocytoma on Nasal Vestibule

Lee, Min Young; Kim, In Sang; Chung, Young Jun

Case Report

Journal of Rhinology 2009;16(1):61-64.
Published online May 31, 2009.

A Case of Benign Fibrohistiocytoma on Nasal Vestibule

Min Young Lee, In Sang Kim, Young Jun Chung

Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea. docjung@paran.com

비전정에 발생한 양성 섬유성 조직구종 1예

이민영, 김인상, 정영준

단국대학교 의과대학 이비인후-두경부외과학교실

Abstract

Benign fibrohistiocytoma is a very rare tumor in the head and neck. There has never before been a reported case of this tumor originating from the nasal vestibule. Recently, we experienced a case of benign fibrohistiocytoma on the nasal vestibule in a 12-year-old boy who complained of nasal obstruction and recurrent epistaxis. During physical examination, we found a 1x1 cm-sized mass on his right nasal vestibule. Excision and repair with full thickness skin graft was performed and diagnosis of benign fibrohistiocytoma was made with pathologic and clinical findings. We present this rare case with review of the clinical and pathological features.

Key Words: Fibrohistiocytoma;Nasal;Vestibule;Tumor