Anterior table remodeling after treatment for Pott's puffy tumor.
We report a case of near-complete remodeling of the anterior table of the frontal sinus after treatment for an erosive Pott's Puffy Tumor. A 61-year-old male presented with progressive swelling of his left forehead. Examination showed a doughy left forehead mass, and a sinus CT showed a lateral left frontal sinus mucocele with complete anterior table erosion. Frontal trephination with marsupialization of the mucocele was performed, and at 8 month follow-up, the patient had no visible defect and only minimally palpable bony defect. The anterior table had remodeled with no additional intervention resulting in a cosmetic outcome imperceptible from the patient's baseline.
Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA. csulliva@mcw.edu
Corbin D
CD
Sullivan
David M
DM
Poetker
D005546:Forehead / Q000473:pathology; D005626:Frontal Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009078:Mucocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D059369:Pott Puffy Tumor / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014207:Trephining