OBJECTIVE To illustrate the rarity and difficulty diagnosing maxillary sinus neurofibroma through a case report. PATIENTS AND METHODS A 35-year-old female consulted our department for left cheek swelling evolving over 6 months, upper gum swelling, and a dental occlusion disorder. RESULTS A computed tomography scan showed a tumor of the left maxillary sinus with bone destruction. Histologica...

Oncogenic osteomalacia (OO) is an uncommon but treatable cause of osteomalacia related to tumor production of FGF23, usually caused by benign mesenchymal neoplasms. Paranasal sinus glomangiomas are a rare cause of OO, with only one previously reported case. Here we describe a second case (first reported in English) of paranasal sinus glomangioma-induced osteomalacia in a 42-year-old man. He pre...

Due to the insidious onset and common symptoms, the diagnostic of sinonasal tumors is late in the evolution. Usually, at that time, the preferred endoscopic approach alone is not recommended, therefore a mixed openendoscopic approach appears to be the best choice in terms of exposure of the tumor and a clear margin resection. The purpose of this case report study is to demonstrate the necessity...

BACKGROUND Although common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is associated with sinopulmonary disease, there are no previous systematic evaluations comparing computed tomographic (CT) sinus imaging with immunoglobulin measurements in patients with this condition. METHODS We performed a retrospective review by a blinded observer using the Lund-Mackay numerical scoring scale as well as a visual ...

Purpose. We present a case of a bilateral postoperative maxillary cyst (PMC) and discuss this with a systemic review. Case Report and Literature Review. A 68-year-old female with pain and swelling on the right side of the face. MRI and CT showed a cystic tumors of the right and left maxillary sinus. Radical maxillary surgery via a Caldwell-Luc procedure had been performed 55 years ago and bilat...

Reprint requests to: Dr. Yu-Chang Lee Department of Radiology E-Da Hospital/I-Shou University. No.1, Yi Da Road, Jiau-shu Tsuen, Yan-Chau, Kaohsiung 824, Taiwan, R.O.C. Schwannomas are common neoplasms in the head and neck region, but of these tumors only less than 4% was found in sinonasal location in the reported literature. Most of the reported cases are found in the maxillary or ethmoid sin...

INTRODUCTION Piezosurgery, a method of bone cutting utilizing ultrasound vibrations, widely used in oral and maxillofacial surgery, is being used in a growing number of new clinical applications. Its main advantages are preservation of soft tissues, precise bone cutting, and the possibility of use in narrow spaces. Over the past 5 years, several authors have presented their experience with the ...

ameloblastomas are slow growing, locally invasive, benign odontogenic tumors of an epithelial origin, accounting for approximately 1% of all oral tumors. a 40-year-old man presented with a chief complaint of a swelling over the left side of his face of 4 years’ duration. on examination, gross facial asymmetry was detected, and a well-defined swelling was noted intraorally involving the left max...

A comprehensive study that compared acoustic rhinometry (AR) data to computed tomography (CT) data was performed to evaluate the accuracy of AR measurements in estimating nasal passage area and to assess its ability of quantifying paranasal sinus volume and ostium size in live humans. Twenty nasal passages of 10 healthy adults were examined by using AR and CT. Actual cross-sectional areas of th...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the up-regulation of chemokine ligand 20 (CCL20) in chronic rhinosinusitis mucosa and to localize the distribution of CCL20 in the human paranasal sinus mucosa. DESIGN Prospective study. SETTING Tertiary academic institution. PATIENTS Ten patients who underwent functional endoscopic sinus surgery for chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps and 10 normal contr...