Unreported variant foramen of the frontal bone: the latero-orbital foramen.
Anatomy
Frontal bone
Skull
Variations
Zygomatic bone
Journal
Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA
ISSN: 1279-8517
Titre abrégé: Surg Radiol Anat
Pays: Germany
ID NLM: 8608029
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
24 Jan 2024
24 Jan 2024
Historique:
received:
22
05
2023
accepted:
26
11
2023
medline:
24
1
2024
pubmed:
24
1
2024
entrez:
24
1
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
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.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38265491
doi: 10.1007/s00276-023-03273-x
pii: 10.1007/s00276-023-03273-x
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag France SAS, part of Springer Nature.
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