Presentation
History of previous sinonasal operation, still complaining of headache and nasal discharge.
Patient Data
Age: 35 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Frontal osteoma
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Right frontal osteoma, left antrochoanal polyp and bilateral middle turbinectomy. Mucoperiosteal thickening of para nasal sinuses sparing the sphenoids which compatiblewith chronic sinusitis.
Case Discussion
Osteomas are, as the name suggests, osteogenic tumors composed of mature bone. They are benign, slow growing and usually asymptomatic. They commonly occur in the head and neck:
- paranasal sinus osteoma
- skull vault osteoma
- mandibular osteoma
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