Abstract:
– Intraosseous lipoma is an uncommon
mesenchymal tumor that is frequently
found in appendecular skeleton. In extremely
rare conditions, it can appear in sphenoid bone,
and only 2 cases have been described in literature
until now. We present a case of lipoma in
the body of the sphenoid bone mimicking sphenoid
sinus tumor. A 16-year-old man presented
to Department of Otorhinolaryngology with a
complaint of nonspecific headache. There were
any clinical findings on physical examination.
Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI) revealed and the diagnosis
was made on these imaging findings. Other diagnostic
technique, invasive histopathological
assessment was not necessary. To our knowledge,
this is the first case of lipoma in the body
of the sphenoid bone with indentation to sphenoid
sinus. The patient has been followed-up radiologically
without the need for surgery for two
years.
