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Osteoblastoma is usually situated in axial skeleton mainly in vertebra. It is rarely seen in ethmoid and frontal sinuses.We present a case of osteoblastoma originating from frontal and ethmoidal sinuses that extended up to frontal lobe and gave rise to personality disorders by compressing the frontal lobe, and caused superior gaze palsy by compressing the superior rectus muscle.
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We present a case of osteoblastoma originating from frontal and ethmoidal sinuses that extended up to frontal lobe and gave rise to personality disorders by compressing the frontal lobe, and caused superior gaze palsy by compressing the superior rectus muscle.
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Since osteoblastoma is less common in skull and paranasal sinuses, there may be difficulty in radiological diagnosis. One‑fourth of osteoblastomas originating from paranasal sinuses reported as malignancy radiologically owing to their unusual locations
Dr bülent çekiç
Antalya education and research hospital
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This page is a summary of: Osteoblastoma originating from frontoethmoidal sinus causing personality disorders and superior gaze palsy, Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice, January 2016, Medknow,
DOI: 10.4103/1119-3077.173706.
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