Giant osteoma of the sphenoid sinus reached by an extradural transbasal approach: case report.
Giant osteomas of the paranasal sinuses are infrequent. Those of the sphenoid sinus with neurological symptoms are even rarer. We report here the case of a woman with a giant osteoma of the sphenoid sinus who presented with bitemporal quadrantanopsia and underwent operation via an extradural transbasal approach.
D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005624:Frontal Bone / Q000637:transplantation; D006801:Humans; D010017:Osteoma, Osteoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*