Large central osteoma of maxillary sinus: A case report

Osteoma is a benign osteogenic tumor arising from the proliferation of compact or cancellous bone. Osteomas of the craniofacial region are common in the nose and paranasal sinus particularly in the frontoethmoid region. However osteoma of the maxillary antrum is very rare and its presentation is different from the commoner frontoethmoid osteomas. We present here a rare case of large osteoma of the maxillary antrum in a 12-year-old child and also describe the difficulty faced in removing the tumor endoscopically. The tumor was removed using combined approach.