Takahashi R
Akasaka Royalmansion, Tokyo, Japan.
Rhinol Suppl. 1988;6:1-23.
Morphological abnormalities of the nasal cavity, particularly of the nasal septum, were interpreted from the viewpoint of evolution. Septal deformity was explained to be an inevitable condition resulting from the autonomic growth force of the septal cartilage, which exists from the earliest mammals; the relationship of the septal cartilage with the vomer supporting it from below; the regression of the maxillo-facial cranium and the enlargement of the neurocranium after the primate stage; and the changes in the cranial base. Therefore, the author proposed that septal deformity was a paradox which occurred as a result of evolution.
从进化的角度对鼻腔尤其是鼻中隔的形态异常进行了解读。鼻中隔畸形被解释为是由鼻中隔软骨的自主生长力导致的一种不可避免的状况，这种软骨从最早的哺乳动物就已存在；鼻中隔软骨与下方支撑它的犁骨之间的关系；灵长类阶段之后上颌面部颅骨的退化和脑颅骨的扩大；以及颅底的变化。因此，作者提出鼻中隔畸形是进化过程中出现的一种矛盾现象。
