Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Osteoma of paranasal sinuses of a horse.
- Journal:
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Year:
- 1988
- Authors:
- Schumacher, J et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Large Animal Medicine and Surgery · United States
- Species:
- horse
Plain-English summary
A 2-year-old Quarter Horse gelding was brought in because he had a tilted neck, swelling on his face over the sinuses, and a runny nose that didn't get better with antibiotics. X-rays showed a bony growth in his right paranasal sinuses (the air-filled spaces around the nose). A biopsy confirmed that this growth was an osteoma, which is a type of bone tumor. The veterinarians surgically removed the mass in pieces and flushed the sinuses with a saline solution for eight days afterward. Two weeks later, follow-up X-rays showed some small bony changes in the same area, but these did not change over the next 23 months. Overall, the treatment was successful in removing the osteoma.
Abstract
A 2-year-old Quarter Horse gelding was examined for torticollis, facial protuberances over the frontal and maxillary sinuses, and persistent nasal discharge unresponsive to antibiotics. Radiograph revealed an osseous mass in the right paranasal sinuses. Histologic examination of the biopsied mass led to a diagnosis of osteoma. The mass was removed surgically in sections from the right frontal and maxillary sinuses through separate bone flaps, and sinuses were irrigated with saline solution for 8 days after surgery. Two weeks after surgery, radiography revealed small osseous opacities in the right paranasal sinuses. These opacities remained unchanged in radiographs obtained up to 23 months after surgery.
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