BACKGROUND Maxillary sinus inverted papilloma entails medial maxillectomy and is associated with high incidence of recurrence. OBJECTIVE To study the impact of prior surgery on recurrence rate after transnasal endoscopic medial maxillectomy. METHODOLOGY Eighteen patients with primary and 33 with recurrent maxillary sinus inverted papilloma underwent transnasal endoscopic medial maxillectomy...

A retrospective data of 29 patients who underwent various types of maxillectomy from January 1998 till January 2004 in UKM hospital were reviewed. There were 21 males (72%) and 8 females (28%) with mean age of 42 years. Malays were the majority of patients 17 (59%), Chinese 11 (38%) and Indian 1 (3%). Seventeen patients (59%) presented with malignant tumours while 12 patients (41%) with benign ...

Antrochoanal polyp (ACP) are benign lesions that originate from the mucosa of maxillary sinus, and extend into nasal cavity to reach choana nasopharynx. The treatment ACP is surgical, endoscopic medial maxillectomy (EMM) one options for surgical therapy. generally affects adolescents but in this case by adults. To report analyze adult patient with EMM technique. A 45-year-old man an completely ...

introduction: solitary fibrous tumours (sfts) of the nose and paranasal sinuses are extremely rare.these were originally described as neoplasms of the pleura originating from spindle cells. it is further sub-classified as a benign type of mesothelial tumour. its occurrence in many extra pleural sites have been reported earlier, mainly in the liver, parapharyngeal space, sublingual glands, tongu...

Inverted papillomas (IPs), although histologically benign, are aggressive lesions that may recur after excision. They usually present as unilateral firm, bulky, red and vascular masses. The objective of this case series is to discuss the surgical treatment options for IPs and to review the literature with a special emphasis on our experience with endoscopic medial maxillectomy. A retrospective ...