ethmoid sinus

Examples

• All

• In our patient, however, the tumor appeared to have originated in the ethmoid sinus and then spread to the intracranial cavity.

  Academic text (2006)

• The most common specific site of origin is the nasal cavity, followed by the ethmoid sinuses.

  Academic text (2009)

• Loughran et al. presented a case of a primary chordoma of the ethmoid sinus.

  Academic text (2005)

• The right ethmoid sinus was also invaded, so a total ethmoidectomy and sphenoidectomy were performed.

  Academic text (2008)

• The most common finding overall on CT was that disease was present in the ipsilateral ethmoid sinus (Table 2).

  Academic text (2002)

• The mass also involved the right ethmoid sinuses and the orbit, and it extended intracranially into the frontal lobe.

  Academic text (2002)

• The tumors in the remaining seven patients had originated in the maxillary sinus, base of the tongue, or ethmoid sinus.

  Academic text (2005)

• The lesion involved the superior left ethmoid sinus with extension and probable transgression of the cribriform plate.

  Academic text (2010)

• Occipitofrontal projection (Caldwell view) was used to evaluate the frontal and ethmoid sinuses.

  Academic text (1998)

• An ACT scan of the sinuses revealed bilateral maxillary and ethmoid sinus opacification and probable bone erosion of the inferior turbinate (Figure 5).

  Academic text (1995)

Synonyms

P

paranasal sinus

vsethmoid sinus

• Specialized

1 5.4

Air-filled spaces in the bones around the nose that connect to the inside of the nose

is a specific small cavity between nose and eyes within that broader group

E

ethmoidal sinus

vsethmoid sinus

• Specialized

7.5

A small air space in the bone between the nose and eyes that opens into the nose

is defined by being behind the bridge of the nose rather than its opening

S

sinus ethmoidales

vsethmoid sinus

• Specialized

8.2

Small air spaces in the bone between the eyes behind the nose bridge that connect to the nose

is named as a small air cavity rather than the whole bone area

N

nasal sinus

vsethmoid sinus

• Specialized

3.7

An air space in the bones near the nose lined with mucus

is one small cavity between nose and eyes rather than any paired facial cavity

S

sinus paranasales

vsethmoid sinus

• Specialized

6.7

Hollow spaces in the bones around the nose lined with a thin wet layer

is a single small cavity behind the bridge, not the whole paired system

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology