Turkish Neurosurgery 2006 , Vol 16 , Num 2
Sphenoid Sinus Osteoma: Report of a Case
Özgür ÖZDEMİR1, Tarkan ÇALIŞANELLER1, Halil KIYICI3, Nur ALTINÖRS1
1Department of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Başkent University, Turkey
2Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Başkent University, Turkey
Paranasal sinus osteomas, especially those located in the sphenoid sinus, are rare lesions. They are usually solitary, benign and asymptomatic lesions and detected incidentally. We report a case of sphenoid sinus osteoma that was detected during investigations for otitis media. The patient was operated using the transnasal endoscopic approach. Pathological examination revealed an osteoma. The patient was discharged on the postoperative 3rd day without any problems. Keywords : Endoscopy, Osteoma, Sphenoid sinus
Corresponding author : Özgür Özdemir, ozgurhozdemir@yahoo.com