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- Title
Unreported variant foramen of the frontal bone: the latero-orbital foramen.
- Authors
Patel, Jenilkumar; Iwanaga, Joe; Kitagawa, Norio; Dumont, Aaron S.; Tubbs, R. Shane
- Abstract
Variant foramina of the skull can lead to misdiagnosis on medical imaging and potentially, intraoperative complications if not appreciated. Here, we report an unusual foramen found superior to the frontozygomatic suture. The foramen was located on the left side at the superolateral rim of the orbit, 2.36 cm inferolateral to the supraorbital foramen. It was positioned 2.5 mm superior to the frontozygomatic suture. The foramen had a length of 3.1 mm and a width of 1.3 mm. The internal opening of the foramen was located 1.45 cm superolateral to the zygomaticotemporal foramen. We suggest that this foramen is a pathway for either a branch of the zygomatic nerve or lacrimal nerve and/or their vascular bundles. Although the prevalence of such a finding cannot be confirmed, such a case is of archival value as a comparison for future similar cases.
- Subjects
FRONTAL bone; SURGICAL complications; SKULL; ORBITS (Astronomy); DIAGNOSTIC imaging
- Publication
Surgical & Radiologic Anatomy, 2024, Vol 46, Issue 2, p181
- ISSN
0930-1038
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00276-023-03273-x