Middle turbinate osteoma extending into anterior cranial fossa.
Middle turbinate osteoma is very rare and only two times have been reported before. We reported a 31-year old male presenting middle turbinate osteoma that extending into the anterior cranial fossa, causing pneumocephalus. The osteoma was resected by combining endoscopic sinus surgery with bifrontal craniotomy and the patient was relieved of headaches.
Ankara Atatürk Education and Research Hospital, Department of ENT, Turkey.
Ahmet
A
Kutluhan
Mehti
M
Salviz
Kazim
K
Bozdemir
Hasan Mervan
HM
Değer
Ilke
I
Culha
Mehmet Faik
MF
Ozveren
D000328:Adult; D002356:Cartilage / Q000637:transplantation; D035262:Cranial Fossa, Anterior / Q000473:pathology*; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005004:Ethmoid Bone / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000857:Olfaction Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D010016:Osteoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011007:Pneumocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014420:Turbinates / Q000473:pathology*