title: A case of frontal lobe abscess as a complication of frontal sinus ossifying fibroma.
abstract: Sinonasal ossifying fibroma is a rare, slow-growing, benign bony tumour, frequently involving the maxilla and mandible in the head and neck region. Although it is known to be the second most frequent fibro-osseous tumour of paranasal sinus, to the best of our knowledge, ossifying fibroma of frontal sinus causing brain abscess has not been presented yet in the relevant literature. We present the clinical, pathological and radiological findings of ossifying fibroma of the frontal sinus associated with brain abscess.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Inonu University School of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey. yezdanf@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Firat
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Firat
authors.forename: H M
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Karakaş
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Onal
mesh_terms: D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D018214:Fibroma, Ossifying / Q000150:complications*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000473:pathology*; D005626:Frontal Sinus / Q000473:pathology*; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*