Giant osteoma of the frontoethmoidal sinus associated with two cerebral abscesses

Panagiotopoulos, Vasilios; Tzortzidis, Fotios; Partheni, Melpomeni; Iliadis, Haralambos; Fratzoglou, Moshos

doi:10.1016/j.bjoms.2005.01.020

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“…Approximately 1% of paranasal osteomas present with a brain abscess [3]. Only 8 cases of brain abscess associated with paranasal osteoma have been reported [1,[3][4][5]. In our case, the osteoma developed mainly from the ethmoid sinus.…”

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“…Although paranasal sinus osteoma is often detected incidentally, there are several neurosurgical reports of intracranial complications such as intracranial mucocele, [1,2] pneumocephalus, and brain abscess [1,[3][4][5]. We herein report a favorable outcome for a patient with an ethmoidal sinus osteoma complicated by a brain abscess.…”

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“…However, a brain abscess associated with paranasal osteoma cannot be treated with either antibiotic therapy or aspiration drainage only. For brain abscess associated with frontoethmoidal osteoma, removal of the osteoma and abscess by craniotomy alone has been reported [4,5]. In addition, there have been reports of initial aspiration drainage and antibiotic therapy, followed by removal of the osteoma and abscess by craniotomy a few weeks later [1].…”

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confidence: 98%

“…The most common site is the frontal sinus and ethmoid sinus, followed by the maxillary and sphenoid sinuses [5]. Approximately 80% of paranasal sinus osteomas occur in either the frontal sinus or ethmoidal sinus, or in both [4,5]. Several etiologies of osteoma have been proposed and include responses to inflammation, trauma, and nasal surgery [5].…”

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“…Several etiologies of osteoma have been proposed and include responses to inflammation, trauma, and nasal surgery [5]. If the tumor grows intracranially or obstructs the nasofrontal duct, it can cause secondary rhinorrhea, pneumocephalus, mucocele, [1,2] brain abscess, [1,[3][4][5] or a combination of these conditions [1]. Approximately 1% of paranasal osteomas present with a brain abscess [3].…”

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Brain abscess associated with ethmoidal sinus osteoma: A case report

Nagashima¹,

Aihara²,

Tashiro³

et al. 2014

Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery

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a b s t r a c tOsteoma of the paranasal sinus is uncommon, and the occurrence of brain abscess associated with ethmoidal osteoma is particularly rare. We report here a case of a brain abscess complicating an ethmoidal osteoma in a 68-year-old man who presented with high-grade fever and disturbance in the level of consciousness. Computed tomography scanning and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a ring-enhancing mass in the left frontal lobe with surrounding edema and a bony mass in the ethmoidal sinus. We scheduled a two-stage operation. First, emergency aspiration and drainage of the abscess via the forehead were performed to reduce the abscess volume. These were followed by a left frontal craniotomy to totally remove both the brain abscess and the bony mass. The bony mass had breached the dura mater. After removing the bony mass, we repaired the anterior skull base using a pericranial flap. Pathological findings of the bony tumor were consistent with osteoma. The postoperative course was uneventful. In the case of a huge brain abscess associated with an ethmoidal osteoma, volume reduction by drainage followed by surgical removal of both lesions may help to control infection and achieve a cure. Use of a vascularized pericranial flap is important to prevent direct communication between the paranasal sinuses and the cranial cavity.

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The earliest known case of frontal sinus osteoma in man

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Frontal sinus osteoma is a relatively common finding in the modern clinical setting. Although, its paleopathological record is not in dispute, its presence in Ancient Egypt has never been clarified. The aim of this article is to contribute to the debate. An Egyptian mummy head from the Musée d'Éthnographie de Neuchâtel (Switzerland) was studied radiologically and the obtained evidence was contextualized in the wider frame of multidisciplinary paleopathology. A 128‐slice CT scanner was used for further investigation; datasets were processed with OsiriX‐64 bit (version 5.8.5), and multiplanar (MPR) and volumetric reconstructions were performed. A small hyperdense and well‐defined structure, most likely an osteoma, was identified in the right frontal sinus. Frontal sinus osteoma definitely existed in Ancient Egypt. Finally, this represents the oldest case in anatomically modern humans so far reported. Clin. Anat.32:105–109, 2019. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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Validity of sampling error as a cause of noncorrelation

Hearp

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Ben-Rubin

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We report a case of right radial artery perforation observed after successful stenting of left anterior descending artery through right radial access. This was noticed immediately after completion of the procedure, when the patient described right forearm pain and we noticed swelling of the right forearm. She was treated by a prolonged guiding catheter positioning proximal to the perforated segment, external compression by sphygmomanometer cuff followed by prolonged balloon inflation across the perforation. All these measures failed to stop the bleeding. Complete reconstruction of the perforation was achieved by PTFE covered coronary stent. To our knowledge, this is the first case to be managed utilizing this approach. © 2011 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.

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Giant osteoma of the frontoethmoidal sinus associated with two cerebral abscesses

Cited by 19 publications

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Brain abscess associated with ethmoidal sinus osteoma: A case report

Brain abscess associated with ethmoidal sinus osteoma: A case report

The earliest known case of frontal sinus osteoma in man

Validity of sampling error as a cause of noncorrelation

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