Sinonasal tumors often mimick inflammatory diseases. If misdiagnosed, results are life threatening. This article comprises of study done on 5 patients who presented with nasal mass. They underwent clinical examination, diagnostic endoscopy, radiology and histopathological examination (HPE). Thorough evaluation helps the surgeon diagnose rare cases thus preventing detrimental outcomes. Herein we...

Sinonasal squamous papilloma is a benign epithelial tumor having variable squamous differentiation. It occurs in the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses. Malignant transformation of sinonasal squamous papilloma is responsible for cancer-related deaths worldwide. We reported a 52-year old man diagnosed as malignant transformation of a large sinonasal squamous cell papilloma. Moreover, bilateral n...

Sinonasal region is an exceptional site for metastatic tumors. Renal cell carcinoma is known to metastasise to the most unusual sites, the sinonasal region being one of them. Clear cell carcinoma is its most common histologic variant. A sixty year old male presented with epistaxis and nasal obstruction. Clinical examination and CT scan revealed a vascular tumor in the right nasal cavity and max...

Objective: A prospective study was conducted in the department of ENT to see the incidence, Prevalence, Symptoms, signs and etiopathogenesis in relation to ophthalmic manifestations in ENT diseases and various ENT surgical procedures (iatrogenic). Material and methods: 35 cases were selected from IN and OUT patients of the department between July 1st 2008 to June 30th of 2009. 26 cases of orbit...

BACKGROUND Primary sinonasal mucosal melanoma is a rare disease, occurring far less often than cutaneous lesions. The objective of this study was to review the records of patients diagnosed with primary sinonasal mucosal melanoma. METHODS We performed a retrospective review of the medical records of 23 patients with sinonasal mucosal melanoma who were treated at Taipei Veterans General Hospit...

Introduction: The association between asthma and sinonasal disease has been established for years. As sinonasal disease is one of the factors that exacerbates asthma, effective treatment of this disorder may also improve and stabilize the asthmatic condition. This study examines the outcome of endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) on asthmatic patients with massive nasal polyposis.   Materials and Met...

BACKGROUND Endoscopic anterior skull-base surgery has been previously suggested to cause a significant deterioration in olfactory function. Given the impact on quality of life, the objective of this study was to determine the effect of a unilateral middle-turbinate-sacrificing approach on olfactory function and sinonasal outcome. METHODS Prospective cohort study comparing olfactory and sinona...

OBJECTIVES Sinonasal mucosal melanoma is a rare and aggressive disease. The aim of this study was to analyze the clinical features of patients with sinonasal mucosal melanoma and to determine the role of Ki67 antigen as a predictor of prognosis in sinonasal mucosal melanoma. METHODS This was a retrospective case-series study at a single institution, an academic tertiary referral center. From ...

Myoepithelioma is a rare benign neoplasm. Pure accounting for less than 1% of all salivary gland tumors. Only three cases of sinonasal myoepithelioma have been reported in the literature. Diagnosis of myoepithelioma through light microscopy is possible and immunohistochemistry is done to facilitate the diagnosis. The lesion is so rare that there are no specific indications/guidelines for its tr...