title: Proptosis in a young child.
abstract: We encountered an extremely unusual presentation of proptosis in a 7-yr-old boy due to psammomatoid juvenile ossifying fibroma of frontoethmoidal region. The tumor also led to development of mucocele in the frontal sinus not yet fully developed as on opposite side.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Head Neck Surgery, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal. drishwarsinghmamc@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Ishwar
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Anand
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghimire
authors.forename: Punam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bhadani
authors.forename: Ajit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nepal
authors.forename: Milan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maharjan
authors.forename: Dej
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gauum
authors.forename: Rajeev
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sen
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005005:Ethmoid Sinus; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D018214:Fibroma, Ossifying / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D005626:Frontal Sinus; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009078:Mucocele / Q000209:etiology; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery