title: Frontal sinus osteoma complicated by palpebral abscess: case report.
abstract: Osteomas of the paranasal sinuses are slow-growing, benign tumours most frequently found in the frontal sinus with an incidence that varies from 47% to 80% of the cases; there are often no symptoms and they are diagnosed by chance during an X-ray examination. When there are symptoms, they are usually headaches and ocular or neurological complications. The treatment of choice is surgery. A case of frontal osteoma complicated by frontal sinusitis and by a palpebral abscess is described.
authors.affiliation: ENT Institute R, Department of Specialistic Surgery, P. Giaccone Polyclinic, University of Palermo, Italy. francesco.dispenza@poste.it
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dispenza
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Martines
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dispenza
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Caramanna
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Saraniti
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D000328:Adult; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001623:Betamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005141:Eyelid Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D005626:Frontal Sinus / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010016:Osteoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D002939:Ciprofloxacin; D001623:Betamethasone