title: Common fibro-osseous lesions of the paranasal sinuses.
abstract: Within in the broad spectrum of disease that can affect the paranasal sinuses is a class of benign bony abnormalities known collectively as fibro-osseous lesions. Fibrous dysplasia, ossifying fibroma, and osteoma are three distinct entities that lie along a continuum from the least to the most bony content. They have similar appearance and makeup; however, their clinical implications vary. This article focuses primarily on sinonasal osteomas, with less emphasis on fibrous dysplasia and ossifying fibroma.
authors.affiliation: American Institute for Voice and Ear Care and The Graduate Institute, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Eller
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sillers
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid; D018214:Fibroma, Ossifying / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005357:Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D010016:Osteoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010256:Paranasal Sinuses / Q000601:surgery; D010784:Photomicrography; D011182:Postoperative Care; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed