ORBITAL EXTENSION OF A LARGE FRONTAL SINUS OSTEOMA ASSOCIATED WITH FIBROUS DYSPLASIA
Aylin Yücel 1 * , Murat Acar 1, Alpay Haktanır 1, Ramazan Albayrak 1, Bumin Değirmenci 1
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1 Afyon Kocatepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Afyon, Turkey* Corresponding Author

Abstract

Osteoma is the most common benign tumor of the paranasal sinuses that is capable of extending to surrounding structures. Fibrous dysplasia is a benign developmental abnormality of the bone with unknown etiology. We describe a patient with osteoma of the frontal sinus who presented with right proptosis. And also fibrous dysplasia of skull adjacent the osteoma was found incidentally.

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Article Type: Case Report

EUR J GEN MED, 2004, Volume 1, Issue 4, 74-77

https://doi.org/10.29333/ejgm/82249

Publication date: 15 Oct 2004

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