title: Agenesis of sphenoid sinus: three cases.
abstract: Paranasal sinus agenesis is an unusual clinical condition. The frontal sinus agenesis is more frequently seen, whereas agenesis of the sphenoid sinus is extremely rare. This report presents three new cases of sphenoid sinus agenesis. The absence of the sphenoid sinus was demonstrated by computed tomography (CT) in all cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kocatepe, Afyon, Turkey. bd2002tr@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Bumin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Degirmenci
authors.forename: Alpay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Haktanir
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Acar
authors.forename: Ramazan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Albayrak
authors.forename: Aylin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yücel
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed