British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 43, Issue 6 , Pages 523-525, December 2005

Giant osteoma of the frontoethmoidal sinus associated with two cerebral abscesses

Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Patras, 26500 Rion of Patras, Greece

Received 7 June 2004; accepted 20 January 2005.

Abstract 

A 36-year-old woman presented with severe frontal headache, fever, left palpebral swelling, and proptosis. Radiographic studies showed a giant frontoethmoidal osteoma, that extended intracranially into the frontal lobe and was associated with two abscesses, one within the lesion and the other in the right frontal lobe. The tumour was excised and the abscesses drained.The patient made a full recovery.

Keywords: Osteoma, Frontal sinus, Brain abscess, Surgical treatment

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PII: S0266-4356(05)00059-8

doi:10.1016/j.bjoms.2005.01.020

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 43, Issue 6 , Pages 523-525, December 2005

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