Hemangioma of a Posterior Ethmoid Sinus: Report of a Rare Case

Abstract

Very few cases of hemangioma of the ethmoid sinuses have been reported in the literature. These lesions can be diffi cult to diagnose in the paranasal sinuses because obtaining an adequate biopsy specimen can be dangerous in view of the potential for profuse bleeding. We report a case of a cavernous hemangioma in the right posterior ethmoid sinus of a 45-year-old man. The mass was excised in its entirety.

Capillary haemangioma of the ethmoid sinus

“…Loh et al 3 described a patient with extensive haemangioma within the left ethmoid sinus with extension laterally causing erosion of the lamina papyracea, and superiorly to involve the fovea ethmoidalis. Goel et al 4 described a patient with cavernous haemangioma of the right posterior ethmoid sinus which was completely excised endoscopically. Kilde et al 5 described two further similar cases, both of which also had significant extension; one case with haemangioma extending into the orbit, but not involving the globe, and the second case with extension into the cranial cavity.…”