Primary chordoma of the ethmoid sinus

Primary chordoma of the paranasal sinuses are extremely rare tumours, with only a small number of cases verified and published in the literature. It appears that only five of these cases involved the ethmoid sinuses either as a primary or by local invasion, and of these documented cases only one other has been found to solely involve the ethmoid sinus. We present a case of primary ethmoid sinus chordoma treated by wide local surgical excision and present a review of the literature with regard to prevalence and treatment rationale.

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A Case of Conservatively Managed Invasive Ceruminoma and a Review of the Literature

Case Reports in Otolaryngology ◽

10.1155/2014/897540 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2014 ◽

pp. 1-3 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

T. F. C. Saunders ◽

P. Monksfield

Keyword(s):

Clinical Case ◽

Histological Analysis ◽

Surgical Excision ◽

Sweat Glands ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Ear Canal ◽

Clinical Progression ◽

Rare Tumours ◽

Local Surgical Excision

Ceruminomas are rare tumours arising from the apocrine sweat glands of the ear canal. We present a case of a malignant ceruminoma, which was managed with local surgical excision only rather than the wider clearance more commonly undertaken with these invasive neoplasms. We present the clinical case, histological analysis, and clinical progression for this patient and review the literature on this uncommon pathology.

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Adenocarcinoma of the ethmoid sinuses: a case of two primary tumours

The Journal of Laryngology & Otology ◽

10.1258/002221502760238064 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 116 (9) ◽

pp. 730-732 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

A. D. Mace ◽

A. M. Lale ◽

J. W. R. Capper

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Nasal Septum ◽

Ethmoid Sinus ◽

Primary Adenocarcinoma ◽

Second Primary ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Routine Examination ◽

The Right ◽

Ethmoid Sinuses ◽

Disease Free

The authors present a case report of a retired furniture worker who initially presented with a mucin-secreting adenocarinoma of the right ethmoid sinus. He underwent surgical resection, leaving the nasal septum intact, and topical treatment with 5-fluorouracil. He remained disease free. Three years after his initial presentation he was found to have a left nasal polyp on routine examination. This subsequently proved to be a second primary adenocarcinoma. A review of the literature has not shown any other cases of a second primary adenocarcinoma of the ethmoid sinuses.

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Abnormalities of the paranasal sinuses in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a computed tomographic study

The Journal of Laryngology & Otology ◽

10.1017/s0022215100132645 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 110 (1) ◽

pp. 23-26 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

M. J. Porter ◽

H. S. Cheung ◽

R. Ambrose ◽

S. F. Leung ◽

C. A. van Hasselt

Keyword(s):

Computed Tomography ◽

Hong Kong ◽

Retrospective Study ◽

Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma ◽

Paranasal Sinuses ◽

Ethmoid Sinus ◽

Control Group ◽

Computed Tomographic ◽

Computed Tomography Scans ◽

Ethmoid Sinuses

AbstractA retrospective study of computed tomography scans of the paranasal sinuses of 131 control subjects in Hong Kong revealed minor mucosal abnormalities in more than half of the ethmoid sinuses. Major abnormalities were present in seven per cent of maxillary, five per cent of anterior ethmoid and four per cent of posterior ethmoid sinus. In 85 patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma the prevalence of minor mucosal abnormalities in the sinuses was similar to that of the control group but major mucosal abnormalities were significantly more common in the anterior and posterior ethmoids at 15 per cent and 21 per cent of the respective sinuses (p<0.001).

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Analysis of Lamina Papyracea Area and Ethmoid Sinus Volume in Indonesian Patients Undergoing Paranasal Sinus CT Scan

Jurnal Kedokteran Brawijaya ◽

10.21776/ub.jkb.2020.031.01.6 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 31 (1) ◽

pp. 28

Author(s):

Wahyuni Wahyuni ◽

Nurlaily Idris ◽

Mirna Muis ◽

Andi Alfian Zainuddin ◽

Muhammad Fadjar Perkasa ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Ct Scan ◽

Paranasal Sinuses ◽

Preoperative Evaluation ◽

Ethmoid Sinus ◽

Sinus Surgery ◽

Radiology Department ◽

Lamina Papyracea ◽

And Gender ◽

Ethmoid Sinuses ◽

Sinonasal Polyposis

Of the rhinosinusitis (CRS) patients, half of whom require surgical intervention. Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) is a standard treatment of CRS and sinonasal polyposis. Orbito-ocular complications can occur during FESS. The lamina papyracea (LP) is the weakest point of the medial wall of the orbit. The variability in the size and shape of the paranasal sinuses is important in the FESS procedure. The ethmoid sinus is the most complex paranasal sinuses. Preoperative evaluation using computed tomography (CT) is mandatory for all patients undergoing FESS. This study aimed to determine the lamina papyracea area and ethmoid sinuses volume in patients who underwent a CT scan of paranasal sinuses. This study was a descriptive study on 103 patients who underwent a CT scan of paranasal sinuses in the Radiology Department of Hasanuddin University General Hospital, Makassar, from January to August 2019. The lamina papyracea area and ethmoid sinus volume were measured based on age and gender. The results showed that the average of lamina papyracea size and ethmoid sinus volume was greater in males than in females. There was a correlation between age and posterior height of left lamina papyracea (p=0.02), but no correlation between ethmoid sinuses volume and age.

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Monophasic Synovial Sarcoma of the Ethmoid Sinus: An Uncommon Differential of a Nasal Mass.

10.21203/rs.3.rs-553853/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Stuti Chowdhary ◽

Raghul Sekar ◽

Sunil Kumar Saxena ◽

Bheemanathi Hanuman Srini

Keyword(s):

Synovial Sarcoma ◽

Paranasal Sinuses ◽

Surgical Excision ◽

Ethmoid Sinus ◽

Adjuvant Chemoradiotherapy ◽

Mesenchymal Tumors ◽

Wide Range ◽

Synovial Sarcomas ◽

Specific Symptoms

Abstract Sino-nasal synovial sarcomas are rare mesenchymal tumors, with most reports describing those arising primarily from the paranasal sinuses. Very few have been described with an extension to the nasal cavity. Due to a range of non-specific symptoms and local aggressiveness, there tends to be confusion in diagnosis. Here we describe a case of primary sino-nasal monophasic synovial sarcoma, diagnosed by histopathology and treated by excision and adjuvant chemoradiotherapy. On follow-up, the patient remains symptom-free to date for over two years. A wide range of diagnoses should be kept in mind for nasal masses since all tissue types coexist in this region. Initial definitive surgical excision can be considered a prudent plan of management in very limited nasal sarcomas confined to one or two paranasal sinuses.

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Hemangioma of the Sphenoid and Ethmoid Sinuses: Two Case Reports

Ear Nose & Throat Journal ◽

10.1177/014556130308200317 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 82 (3) ◽

pp. 217-221 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

John D. Kilde ◽

John S. Rhee ◽

Andre A. Balla ◽

Michelle M. Smith ◽

Timothy L. Smith

Keyword(s):

Paranasal Sinuses ◽

Case Reports ◽

Ethmoid Sinus ◽

Therapeutic Interventions ◽

Diagnosis And Management ◽

Risk Of Bleeding ◽

Histologic Appearance ◽

Ethmoid Sinuses ◽

Sphenoid Sinuses

Hemangiomas of the paranasal sinuses are rare, particularly those of the sphenoid and ethmoid sinuses. Although imaging of the sinuses is key to determining the extent of involvement, the diagnosis is based on the lesion's histologic appearance. Obtaining an adequate biopsy can be difficult in light of the risk of bleeding and the relative inaccessibility of lesions in this region. These obstacles can make the diagnosis and management of these lesions particularly challenging. We describe two new cases of sinonasal hemangioma—one in the ethmoid sinus and one in the ethmoid and sphenoid sinuses—and we discuss the diagnostic and therapeutic interventions that are needed to manage these lesions.

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Clinical diagnostic dilemma: Oral verruciform xanthoma

Journal of Oral Medicine Oral Surgery Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology ◽

10.18231/j.jooo.2021.063 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. 243-246

Author(s):

Manavadaria Yash C ◽

Kale Tejraj P ◽

Naik Veena V ◽

Motimath Abhishek S

Keyword(s):

Oral Mucosa ◽

Surgical Excision ◽

Rare Entity ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Literature Study ◽

Diagnostic Dilemma ◽

Verruciform Xanthoma ◽

One Year ◽

Papillary Growth ◽

Local Surgical Excision

Verruciform xanthoma is a specific but not so common, papillary growth typically occurring on the oral mucosa of middle-aged persons. It is a unique entity and has found to be incident in 0.025-0.05% of all cases reported as per the literature study. One such case of 75 days duration was successfully managed with complete local surgical excision. The surgical site was monitored for one year postoperatively with no signs of recurrence or other postoperative complications. Clinical perspective, histopathological highlights and differential interpretation is discussed in this article with an in-depth review of the literature. It is important to consider this rare entity in the differential diagnosis of lesions involving oral mucosa as its clinical and histological features overlap with several other lesions.

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Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumour and DICER1 Mutation: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology ◽

10.1155/2018/7927362 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2018 ◽

pp. 1-4

Author(s):

B. Wormald ◽

S. Elorbany ◽

H. Hanson ◽

J. W. Williams ◽

S. Heenan ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

Gene Mutation ◽

Leydig Cell ◽

Autosomal Dominant ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Autosomal Dominant Fashion ◽

Rare Tumours ◽

Leydig Cell Tumour ◽

Underlying Pathology ◽

Leydig Cell Tumours

Sertoli-Leydig cell tumours of the ovary (SLCT) are rare tumours predominantly caused by mutations in the DICER1 gene. We present a patient with a unilateral SLCT who had an underlying germline DICER1 gene mutation. We discuss the underlying pathology, risks, and screening opportunities available to those with a mutation in this gene as SLCT is only one of a multitude of other tumours encompassing DICER1 syndrome. The condition is inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion. As such, genetic counselling is a key component of the management of women with SLCT.

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Posterior fossa ganglioglioma—an unusual cause of hearing loss

The Journal of Laryngology & Otology ◽

10.1017/s0022215100102579 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 101 (7) ◽

pp. 714-717 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

R. S. Dhillon

Keyword(s):

Hearing Loss ◽

Posterior Fossa ◽

Review Of The Literature ◽

Rare Tumours

Intracranial or spinal gangliogliomas of the CNS are rare tumours. Although several cases have been reported over the years, controversy still remains as to their origin, treatment and prognosis. A case of an eight-year-old girl with a ganglioglioma in the cerebellum with extension into the cerebello-pontine angle is described. The histological basis of the diagnosis is discussed and a review of the literature is presented.

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