Isolated intraosseous lipoma of the ethmoid sinus

Abstract Intraosseous lipoma is an extremely rare variant of lipoma. It is most commonly found in the appendicular skeleton and only very rarely in skull base. We present a 38-year-old male patient who was admitted to our clinic with the symptoms of nasal obstruction and headache. Computed tomograph...

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Published in:Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery 2013-12, Vol.41 (8), p.718-720
Main Authors: Elsurer, Cagdas, Hancı, Deniz, Cakir, Asli, Dal, Teoman
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Dentistry
Diagnosis, Differential
Endoscopy - methods
Ethmoid Bone - pathology
Ethmoid Sinus - pathology
Ethmoid sinuses
Headache - diagnosis
Humans
Intraosseous lipoma
Lipoma
Lipoma - diagnosis
Male
Nasal Obstruction - diagnosis
Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms - diagnosis
Skull Neoplasms - diagnosis
Surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods
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Summary:Abstract Intraosseous lipoma is an extremely rare variant of lipoma. It is most commonly found in the appendicular skeleton and only very rarely in skull base. We present a 38-year-old male patient who was admitted to our clinic with the symptoms of nasal obstruction and headache. Computed tomography (CT) showed a hyperdense area with surrounding calcification was demonstrated in the anteromedial part of ethmoid sinus. Endoscopic left anterior ethmoidectomy was performed and the mass was totally excised. Histopathological examination was consistent with Milgram's stage 1 intraosseous lipoma. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of isolated intraosseous lipoma of the ethmoid sinuses in the literature.
ISSN:1010-5182
1878-4119
DOI:10.1016/j.jcms.2013.01.010