Frontal sinus osteoma associated with pneumocephalus.
The most common causes of intracranial air are head trauma and neurosurgical procedures. Less common etiologies include infection due to gas-forming organisms, mucoceles, tumours, congenital neuroenteric cysts, and dural defects. Here, we present a case of a frontal sinus osteoma associated with longstanding pneumocephalus.
Onal
Baran
B
Department of Radiology, Gazi University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. baranonal@gazi.edu.tr
Kaymaz
Memduh
M
Araç
Mehmet
M
Doğulu
Fikret
F
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005626:Frontal Sinus; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010016:Osteoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011007:Pneumocephalus / Q000209:etiology; D014012:Tinnitus / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed