Enhancing Mass Lesion of the Sphenoid: Atypical Presentation of Ongoing Pneumatization

Enhancing Mass Lesion of the Sphenoid: Atypical Presentation of Ongoing Pneumatization

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Sinus pneumatization is a complex variable process that begins in early life and continues for many years.We present a case of a 6-year-old boy with progressive headaches and neurologic symptoms suggestive of intracranial pathology.The presence of enhancing tissue within the sphenoid 2649-20 sinus created a diagnostic dilemma which leads to a transsphenoidal biopsy.Knowledge of imaging characteristics associated with incomplete pneumatization can help differentiate it from more ominous skull base pathology and prevent unnecessary testing.

We describe four-year imaging follow-up in a patient with incomplete pneumatization redken color fusion 7cr of the sphenoid sinus presenting as an enhancing mass lesion with subsequent follow-up imaging demonstrating gradual regression and increased aeration of the sphenoid sinus.