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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Mohsenifar, Zhaleh
• Nouhi, Saeedallah
• Abbas, Fatemeh Mashhadi
• Farhadi, Sareh
• Abedin, Behzad

Titel

Ossifying fibroma of the ethmoid sinus: Report of a rare case and review of literature

Ist Teil von

• Journal of research in medical sciences, 2011-06, Vol.16 (6), p.841-847

Ort / Verlag

Isfahan: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2011

Quelle

EZB Electronic Journals Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Ossifying fibroma (OF) is a benign fibro-osseous lesion which was first described by Menzel in 1872. It is commonly seen in the head and neck regions and represents an aggressive pattern when the midface and paranasal sinuses are involved. We report a 36 years old white woman with OF in the right ethmoid sinus. Computed Tomography (CT) scan images showed a hyperdense mass. Transnasal endoscopic resection was performed and histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of OF. The present case is notable because involvement of the ethmoid sinus is rare in this condition with only 48 cases reported in the literature until June 2011.