[Endoscopic treatment of giant skull base osteomas].
BACKGROUND
Osteomas are relatively common, benign, slow-growing neoplasms. Mainly occurring in frontal and ethmoid sinuses. Endoscopic surgery plays an important role in management of ethmoid, sphenoid and frontal osteomas.


OBJECTIVE
We discuss our experiences in endoscopic treatment of giant osteomas.


RESULTS
In giant osteomas Draf III or Lothrop approaches are prefered. Periostium of the orbit was intact in all cases. Discharge of cerebrospinal liquid was not observed.


CONCLUSIONS
Size of tumor determines type of surgical aprroach. Endoscopic surgery is more and more popular way in surgical treatment of giant osteomas.
Katedra i Klinika Otolaryngologii Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w Krakowie. olokrista@op.pl
Krzysztof
K
Oleś
Oleś
O
Krzysztof
Pawel
P
Stręk
Stręk
S
Paweł
Maciej
M
Wiatr
Wiatr
W
Maciej
Jacek
J
Składzień
Składzień
S
Jacek
Jerzy
J
Tomik
Tomik
T
Jerzy
Agnieszka
A
Morawska
Morawska
M
Agnieszka
Joanna
J
Szaleniec
Szaleniec
S
Joanna
D000328:Adult; D005005:Ethmoid Sinus / Q000601:surgery; D005626:Frontal Sinus / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010016:Osteoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult