title: Report of a sphenoid sinus lipoma.
abstract: Sphenoid sinus opacification on computed tomography can represent a multitude of etiologies. Such a finding can signify an infectious, inflammatory, congenital, neuronal, vascular, or neoplastic mass. In this article, we describe a case of a lipoma of the sphenoid sinus, and we discuss the differential diagnosis and management of this finding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA. gedavis@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: Greg Eldon
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Lauren Elaine
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Kernochan
authors.forename: Lawrence D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: True
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery