Korean J Otolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.  1998 Jul;41(7):896-900.

Endoscopic Management of Benign Tumors of the Nose and Paranasal Sinuses

• Dhong HJ
• Kim HY
• Chung SK

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In this presentation, we tried to discuss in detail the reasons why the endoscopic technique is useful when applied to diagnosis, treatment and follow up of benign masses in these areas.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
We reviewed retrospectively the records of 24 patients with benign nasal tumors treated with endoscopic resection between January 1995 and July 1997 at Samsung Medical Center.
RESULTS
The clinical symptoms were nasal obstruction, rhinorrhea, epistaxis, hyposmia, postnasal drip, and cough in the descending order. Among the benign tumors, inverting papilloma was most common, followed by granuloma pyogenicum, hemangioma, fibrous dysplasia, osteoma, papilloma, and oncocytic schneiderian papilloma. No recurrence was found at mean follow-up of 23 months except one case of fibrous dysplasia.
CONCLUSION
This technique can be used to remove benign tumors with excellent result, thereby avoiding the disadvantages of external approaches.

Keyword

Endoscopy; Nose; Sinuses; Benign mass

MeSH Terms

Cough
Diagnosis
Endoscopy
Epistaxis
Follow-Up Studies
Granuloma, Pyogenic
Hemangioma
Humans
Nasal Obstruction
Nose*
Osteoma
Papilloma
Paranasal Sinuses*
Recurrence
Retrospective Studies