title: Paranasal sinus osteomas: a review of 46 cases.
abstract: In a survey of 1500 coronal sinonasal CT scans, 46 patients were found to have paranasal sinus osteomas. The overall incidence was 3%, with a predilection for decades 5 and 6 and a male-to-female ratio of 1.3:1. The frontal sinus was most commonly involved, and of these lesions 37% were in the immediate vicinity of the nasofrontal duct and 21% above and lateral to the ostium. Tumour size varied from a mean diameter of 1.5 mm to 30 mm; however, 17 lesions were 5 mm in size or less. Five matrix patterns were observed. Only two patients were symptomatic and only three osteomas excised. Isotope bone scanning may be a useful screening test with specific follow-up utilising computed tomography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Holy Spirit Hospital, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Earwaker
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010016:Osteoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed