Frontal Sinolith

J Craniofac Surg. 2015 Jul;26(5):e385-6. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000001858.

Abstract

Sinolith in the paranasal sinus is still a rare entity. A sinolith in the frontal sinus is extremely rare, and only 2 patients have been reported in the English literature. Herein, the authors present an additional patient of frontal sinolith in a 78-year-old woman. The patient was preoperatively diagnosed with fungus ball of the frontal sinus, based on radio-opaque densities on computed tomography. Endoscopic surgery was performed and surgical biopsy was interpreted as sinolith. Clinical manifestations of frontal sinolith, including imaging study findings, are discussed with a review of the literature pertaining to this condition. Despite its rarity, frontal sinolith should be considered in the differential diagnosis of radio-densities in the frontal sinus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Biopsy / methods
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Endoscopy / methods
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Frontal Sinus / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Lithiasis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Mycoses / diagnosis
  • Paranasal Sinus Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods