ee front matter & 2005 dip.2005.10.009 719 2613; fax: +1 818 71 ess: lester.d.thompson@ Summary Malignant neoplasms of the sinonasal tract encompass a wide variety of epithelial, lymphoid and mesenchymal tumours. The separation and classification of epithelial or neuroepithelial tumours is sometimes challenging, especially when treatment and prognosis are different. Squamous cell carcinoma, ker...

SUMMARY SFT is a rare lesion of the sinonasal cavity. We retrospectively reviewed 5 patients with histopathologically proved sinonasal SFTs to determine their CT and MR imaging features. All patients underwent paranasal sinus CT and MR imaging. Four SFTs occurred in the nasal cavity, and 1, in the maxillary sinus. All SFTs had well-defined margins, and the mean maximum diameter was 55 mm. On no...

Primary non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) rarely affects the sinonasal tract and represents approximately 1.5% of all lymphomas, with a higher incidence in Asia and South America.1-3 In the United States, sinonasal lymphomas are more prevalent in elderly men and are located in the paranasal sinuses. In addition, they are usually of the B-cell subtype,1-2,4-5 in contrast to the T-cell subtype that is m...

INTRODUCTION Metastatic disease in the sinonasal region occurs rarely and the primary site may be elusive. This case highlights the possibility of an occult renal tumor manifesting with nasal symptoms and the risk of severe bleeding following nasal biopsy. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a 79-year-old Caucasian woman who presented with a six-week history of intermittent left-sided nos...

BACKGROUND Extrapulmonary involvement by sarcoidosis is observed in about 30-40% of patients with sarcoidosis. Little is known about the frequency and clinical characteristics of sinonasal sarcoidosis. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 12 cases of biopsy-proven sinonasal sarcoidosis. Patients were identified from a patient population of 1360 patients with sarcoidosis at the Outpatient Clini...

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 METH...

INTRODUCTION Sarcoidosis is a granulomatous disease of unknown etiology, which in the majority of cases affects the lower respiratory tract. Although neck mass, parotid swelling and facial nerve palsy are considered the primary complaints in cases of head and neck sarcoidosis, sinonasal localization of the disease is also uncommonly reported. CASE A 46 year old woman presented in our clinic w...

OBJECTIVE To assess quality of life (QOL) in patients with sinonasal symptoms in response to hypertonic saline nasal irrigation (HSNI), and to assess HSNI use patterns. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING The study was an uncontrolled 12-month follow-up to a randomized controlled trial (RCT) and used HSNI in a community setting. We included 54 participants with recurrent or chronic sinonasal symptoms. F...

PURPOSE The role of minimally invasive endoscopic resection (MIER) in the treatment of sinonasal malignancy is controversial. Herein, we performed a retrospective review of a large case series of sinonasal malignancy patients treated with MIER aimed at evaluating the outcomes and identifying the risk factors for recurrence. METHODS Patients with sinonasal malignancy who underwent MIER from Ma...

We report a rare case of schwannoma of the sinonasal cavity, presenting with epistaxis and anosmia.