J Korean Radiol Soc.  1994 Jan;30(1):27-31.

CT Findings of Paranasal Sinus Osteoma

• Lee YU
• Youn EK
• Suh SG
• Na SY
• Lee KJ

Abstract

PURPOSE
To evaluate the incidence and the site of osteomas and their relation to sinonasal inflammation.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
1578 PNS computed tomography (CT) of patients with symptoms of sinusitis were evaluated and correlation with plain radiographic finding was done.
RESULTS
The total incidence of osteomas was 0.82%(13/1578) on plain radiography and 3.29% (52/1578) on CT. Fifty-seven osteomas were found in 1578 PNS CT, including 2 osteomas in 5 cases. The most common site was the ethmoid sinus(54%, 31/57) and the next was the frontal sinus(35%, 20/57) on CT. Forty-five osteomas (78.9%) were associated with the sinonasal inflammatory change.
CONCLUSION
The total incidence of osteomas from our results was higher than previous reports. And based on the analysis of CT, the most common site was not the frontal sinus as all the previous reports stated, but the ethmoid sinus, probably by virtue of high resolution of CT and/or higher prevalence of inflammation in the ethmold sinus.

MeSH Terms

Ethmoid Sinus
Frontal Sinus
Humans
Incidence
Inflammation
Osteoma*
Prevalence
Radiography
Sinusitis
Virtues