Aneurysmal bone cyst of the ethmoid bone.
A 90-year-old woman presented with headache and diplopia, and a mass in the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses was found on CT scan. The patient underwent examination under anaesthesia showing a mass arising from the ethmoid, apparently from the nasal septum. Biopsies taken showed an aneurysmal bone cyst. The patient opted against surgery and has been managed conservatively. A second CT scan 4 years later showed significant increase in size.
Department of ENT, Colchester General Hospital, Colchester, Essex, UK.
Noor
N
Janjua
Manuela
M
Cresswell
Rishi
R
Sharma
Arcot
A
Maheshwar
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001706:Biopsy; D017824:Bone Cysts, Aneurysmal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D004172:Diplopia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005004:Ethmoid Bone / Q000473:pathology*; D005005:Ethmoid Sinus / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000473:pathology*; D009300:Nasal Septum / Q000473:pathology*