[Role of computerized tomography in the diagnosis of osteomas of the sphenoid sinus with intracranial extension]. / Rol' komp'iuternoi tomografii v diagnostike osteom klinovidnykh pazukh v vnutricherepnym rasprostraneniem.

The paper reports two rare cases of sphenoidal osteoma which occur statistically in 1.9% of sphenoidal osteomas. Two women underwent computed tomography because of complaints of progressive headaches. The patients had recurrent unilateral exudative otitis media. CT localized the tumor spread into the cerebral cranium and promoted further treatment design. The authors state that indications to CT diagnosis in patients with headaches should be increased. It is also suggested to make CT-diagnosis more frequently in cases of recurrent unilateral exudative otitis.