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. 2023 Sep 1;76(1):495–502. doi: 10.1007/s12070-023-04193-3

Table 2.

IFAC Classification

Cell type Cell name Definition
Anterior cells Agger Nasi Cell The cell that sits either anterior to the origin of the middle turbinate or directly above the most anterior insertion of the middle turbinate into the lateral nasal wall
Supra Agger Cell Anterior-lateral ethmoidal cell located above the agger nasi cell
Supra Agger Frontal Cell Anterior lateral ethmoidal cell that extends into the frontal sinus
Posterior cells Supra Bullar Cell Cell above the bulla ethmoidalis that does not enter the frontal sinus
Supra Bullar Frontal Cell The cell that originates in the supra-bullar region and pneumatizes along the skull base into the posterior region of the frontal sinus. The skull base forms the posterior wall of the cell
Supra Orbital Ethmoidal Cell An anterior ethmoid cell that pneumatizes around, anterior to, or posterior to the anterior ethmoidal artery over the roof of the orbit
Medial cells Frontal Septal Cell Medially based cell of the anterior ethmoid or the inferior frontal sinus, attached to or located in the interfrontal sinus septum