title: Frontal headache induced by osteoma of frontal recess.
abstract: We reported a case of osteoma involving the frontal recess, which presented as frontal headache and reviewed literatures. Also, this case highlights that sinunasal osteomas can cause pain by local mass effects, referred pain, or prostaglandin E2-mediated mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung Soo
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000473:pathology; D006261:Headache / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D010016:Osteoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*
keywords: frontal headache; osteoma; pathophysiology