A case of ossifying fibroma of the frontal sinus

Sun,Na; Xu,Wei-Hua; Cao,Lu-Hong; Zhao,Xiao-Yan; Zhang,Jing-Fei; Li,Jia; Li,Wen-Ping; Sun,Guang-Bin

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A case of ossifying fibroma of the frontal sinus

Authors:
- Na Sun
- Wei-Hua Xu
- Lu-Hong Cao
- Xiao-Yan Zhao
- Jing-Fei Zhang
- Jia Li
- Wen-Ping Li
- Guang-Bin Sun
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Affiliations: Department of Otolaryngology, Gongli Hospital, Pudong New Area, Shanghai 200135, P.R. China, Department of Otolaryngology, The Affiliated Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia 750004, P.R. China, Department of Pediatrics, People's Hospital of Pudong New Area, Shanghai 201200, P.R. China, Department of Otolaryngology, Nanhui District Central Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai 201300, P.R. China
Pages: 1359-1362
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Published online on: March 12, 2013

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Abstract

Ossifying fibroma is a rare benign tumor of the nasal cavity and the paranasal sinus, and is easily misdiagnosed. In the present study, we report the clinical data in the case of a 46‑year‑old female patient, treated due to 5-day forehead swelling accompanied by dizziness. CT examination revealed dilation of the right frontal sinus, bone wall integration, dense masses in the cavity, multiple punctate calcification foci internally and no nasal obstruction, nasal mucus or epistaxis. After hospitalization, a right frontal sinus fenestration and tumor resection plus nasofrontal duct reconstruction combined with nasal endoscopic frontal recess open surgery was conducted under general anesthesia. Following the tumor resection, the frontal sinus bone lamella was reset and fixed with a titanium bone fixation set. The postoperative pathological diagnosis was of ossifying fibroma. At the postoperative 5-year follow-up there was no tumor recurrence and nasal endoscopy revealed an unobstructed nasofrontal duct opening.

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International Journal of Oncology

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Oncology Reports

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Medicine International

A case of ossifying fibroma of the frontal sinus

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