Chondromyxoid fibroma of the nasal septum: A case report emphasizing clinical correlation

Chondromyxoid fibromas are uncommon tumors most often seen in long bones of adolescent and young males. Involvement of craniofacial bones is extremely unusual, with sporadic case reports described in the literature. I-lie des cribe the first case of chondromyxoid fibroma arising in the nasal septum w ith local destruction and expansile growth into the ethmoid bone and inferi or turbinate in a 60-year-old female. The fortuitous discovery of this othe rwise asymptomatic lesion and its follow-up are detailed The literature is reviewed and salient clinical, radiographic, and pathologic correlative fin dings are emphasized.