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01-07-2016 | Anatomic Variations

Extension of the frontal sinus into the roof of the optic canal: a cadaveric case report

Author: H. Wechalekar

Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy | Issue 5/2016

Abstract

This case reports a bilateral asymmetrical posterior extension of the frontal sinuses into the orbital roof with an unusual expansion into the roof of the optic canal in a 55-year-old male cadaver. The posterior extensions of the sinus were lined by mucoperiosteum and were separated from the underlying orbital contents and optic nerve by a thin plate of bone. This knowledge of an unusual anatomic variation of the frontal sinus may help understand better the ocular and intracranial complications associated with frontal sinus pathologies.

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Title: Extension of the frontal sinus into the roof of the optic canal: a cadaveric case report
Author: H. Wechalekar
Publication date: 01-07-2016
Publisher: Springer Paris
Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy / Issue 5/2016
Print ISSN: 0930-1038
Electronic ISSN: 1279-8517
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-015-1560-2

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