Although inverting papillomas originating from the paranasal sinuses have been reported, inverting papillomas emanating from the sphenoid sinus are exceedingly rare. The following is a case report and one year follow-up of a 57-year-old white man who underwent a radical sphenoidostomy for recurrent inverting papilloma of the sphenoid sinus. The patient, to date, is free of disease.
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