J Korean Ophthalmol Soc.
1995 May;36(5):868-873.
A Cases of Osteoma of The Ethmoid Sinus Presenting Exophthalmos
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Ophthalmology, Kang-Nam Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Korea.
Abstract
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Osteoma of the paranasal sinus is benign tumor, and it is mostly located in frontal and ethmoid sinus, produces symptoms of headache, nasal obstruction and ocular complication of exophthalmos, ocular pain, restricted ocular motility, and diplopia. Recently the authors have experienced one case of osteoma of ethmoidal sinus which could be removed by external ethmoidectomy.