Cukurova et al. Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012, 6:147 http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/6/1/147 Consent Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this case report and any accompanying images. A copy of the written consent is available for re- view by the Editor-in-Chief of this journal. Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests. Acknowledgements No funding was obtained. Author details 1Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, the Ministry of Health Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Izmir 35120, Turkey. 2Department of Pathology, the Ministry of Health Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, Izmir 35120, Turkey. Authors’ contributions IC performed the diagnosis of the patient and performed the operation. MG and AY collected data and performed statistical analysis. ÜB performed the histopathological examination. OGY had a major contribution in writing the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Received: 19 January 2012 Accepted: 12 June 2012 Published: 12 June 2012 References 1. Som PM, Curtin HD: Head and Neck Imaging. 4th edition. St. Louis,MO: Mosby; 2003:361. 2. Silverberg SG, DeLellis RA, Frable WJ, LiVolsi VA, Wick MR: Silverberg’s Principles and Practice of Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology. 4th edition. Philadelphia: Churchill Livingstone; 2006:827. 3. Myers E, Suen J, Myers J, Hanna E: Cancer of the head and neck. In Cancer of the Head and Neck in the Pediatric Population. 4th edition. Edited by Whittemore K, Cunningham M. Philadelphia: Saunders; 2003:545–581. 4. Barnes L, Eveson J, Reichart P, Sidransky D: Pathology and genetics of head and neck tumors. In Germ Cell Tumours. 3rd edition. Edited by Cardesa A, Luna M. France: IARC Press; 2005:76–79. 5. Huth ME, Heimgartner S, Schnyder I, Caversaccio MD: Teratoma of the nasal septum in a neonate: an endoscopic approach. J Pediatr Surg 2008, 43:2102–2105. 6. Ibekwe TS, Kokong DD, Ngwu BA, Akinyemi OA, Nwaorgu OG, Akang EE: Nasal septal teratoma in a child. World J Surg Oncol 2007, 5:58. 7. Shetty SC, Gupta S, Cherian M, Chary G, Shariff S: Mature teratoma of the nasal vestibule: a case report. Ear Nose Throat J 2000, 79:620–623. 8. Sreetharan SS, Prepageran N: Benign teratoma of the nasal cavity. Med J Malaysia 2004, 59:678–679. doi:10.1186/1752-1947-6-147 Cite this article as: Cukurova et al.: A benign teratoma presenting as an obstruction of the nasal cavity: a case report. Journal of Medical Case Reports 2012 6:147. Page 4 of 4 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage of: • Convenient online submission • Thorough peer review • No space constraints or color ﬁgure charges • Immediate publication on acceptance • Inclusion in PubMed, CAS, Scopus and Google Scholar • Research which is freely available for redistribution Submit your manuscript at www.biomedcentral.com/submit