Introduction: Thesinonasal tract is an area that may be affected by various types of neoplastic lesions with more variety than what is encountered in other parts of the upper airway and food passage.   Case Report: An elderly gentleman of 65 years complained of nose block on both sides for 3 months. On examination, he had firm polypoidal masses arising from the middle me...

OBJECTIVES To establish and compare the distance and angle from the limen nasi to the sphenoid ostium in pediatric patients with normal sinonasal anatomy vs pediatric patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). DESIGN Retrospective review of computed tomographic images. SETTING Tertiary university-based medical center. PARTICIPANTS Patients (newborn to age 20 years) with normal sinonasal anatomy ...

Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is defined as chronic inflammation of the nose and paranasal sinuses with two or more symptoms, one which can be nasal congestion/obstruction/congestion rhinorrhea (anterior/postnasal drip), and/or facial pain, reduced loss smell. Elongated uncinate anatomical variants process where curved bent, causes sinus problems risk factors for CRS. It has been reported a 19-y...

In addition to their role in chronic rhinosinusitis and nasal congestion, sinonasal polyps are associated with significant nasal obstruction. Effective long-term treatments remain difficult to pinpoint. Management of these polyps is a difficult challenge for the contemporary otolaryngologist. Medical options vary and include topical and oral steroids; macrolide antibiotics; diuretic nasal washe...

Schwannoma is a benign tumor that arises from the sheath of myelinated nerve fibers and may occur in any part of the body. Osteogenesis in schwannoma is extremely rare and, to date, new bone formation in sinonasal schwannoma has not yet been reported. Here, we describe the first reported case of sinonasal schwannoma with new bone formation. The tumor was successfully treated by endoscopic sinus...

BACKGROUND Adenocarcinoma is a rare tumor of the sinonasal tract. The purpose of this study was to characterize a single institution's experience with this malignancy. METHODS Retrospective review was performed of patients with adenocarcinoma of the sinonasal tract from 1993 to 2009. Demographic data, disease presentation, treatment, and survival rates were collected and evaluated. RESULTS ...

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Abstract Background The sinonasal inverted papilloma is a rare benign tumor, characterized by local aggressiveness, high rate of recurrence after surgical resection, and the possibility malignant transformation. aims this study are to analyze diagnostic strategy therapeutic modalities evaluate results surgery. Methods We report retrospective study, including patients operated for in our departm...

BACKGROUND This study was undertaken to determine the recurrence rate for open and endoscopic surgery and the clinical prognosis of this sinonasal tumor. METHODS A systematic review of individual cases of sinonasal hemangiopericytoma was performed. A total of 97 articles were included in the study and reviewed to extract the relevant information about each case. RESULTS In all, 194 cases of...