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Ethmoidal sinus neoplasm

MedGen UID:
83386
•Concept ID:
C0345668
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Ethmoid Sinus Neoplasm; ethmoid sinus neoplasm; ethmoid sinus neoplasm (disease); Ethmoid Sinus Tumor; ethmoid sinus tumor; ethmoid sinus tumour; Ethmoidal Sinus Neoplasm; ethmoidal sinus neoplasm; Ethmoidal Sinus Tumor; ethmoidal sinus tumor; ethmoidal sinus tumour; Neoplasm of Ethmoid Sinus; neoplasm of ethmoid sinus; Neoplasm of ethmoidal sinus; Neoplasm of Ethmoidal Sinus; neoplasm of ethmoidal sinus; Neoplasm of the Ethmoid Sinus; neoplasm of the ethmoid sinus; Neoplasm of the Ethmoidal Sinus; neoplasm of the ethmoidal sinus; Tumor of ethmoid sinus; Tumor of Ethmoid Sinus; tumor of ethmoid sinus; Tumor of Ethmoidal Sinus; tumor of ethmoidal sinus; Tumor of the Ethmoid Sinus; tumor of the ethmoid sinus; Tumor of the Ethmoidal Sinus; tumor of the ethmoidal sinus; tumour of ethmoid sinus; tumour of ethmoidal sinus; tumour of the ethmoid sinus; tumour of the ethmoidal sinus
SNOMED CT: Neoplasm of ethmoidal sinus (126677000); Tumor of ethmoid sinus (126677000)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001764

Definition

A benign or malignant neoplasm that affects the ethmoid sinus. Representative examples of benign neoplasms include Schneiderian papilloma and salivary gland-type adenoma. Representative examples of malignant neoplasms include carcinoma and lymphoma. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Malignant Sinonasal Tumors: Update on Histological and Clinical Management.
Bracigliano A, Tatangelo F, Perri F, Di Lorenzo G, Tafuto R, Ottaiano A, Clemente O, Barretta ML, Losito NS, Santorsola M, Tafuto S
Curr Oncol 2021 Jul 1;28(4):2420-2438. doi: 10.3390/curroncol28040222. PMID: 34287240Free PMC Article
ACR appropriateness criteria(®) nasal cavity and paranasal sinus cancers.
Siddiqui F, Smith RV, Yom SS, Beitler JJ, Busse PM, Cooper JS, Hanna EY, Jones CU, Koyfman SA, Quon H, Ridge JA, Saba NF, Worden F, Yao M, Salama JK; Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology - Head and Neck Cancer
Head Neck 2017 Mar;39(3):407-418. Epub 2016 Dec 29 doi: 10.1002/hed.24639. PMID: 28032679
Paranasal sinus osteomas: Diagnosis and treatment.
Chahed H, Hachicha H, Bachraoui R, Marrakchi J, Mediouni A, Zainine R, Ben Amor M, Beltaief N, Besbes G
Rev Stomatol Chir Maxillofac Chir Orale 2016 Nov;117(5):306-310. Epub 2016 Aug 3 doi: 10.1016/j.revsto.2016.04.007. PMID: 27496644

Recent clinical studies

Therapy

Short-term postoperative efficacy of steroid-eluting stents for eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps: A randomized clinical trial.
Wang C, Yu L, Chu X, Wang K, Li J, Lai Y, Meng C, Wen W, Zhu D, Zhang Y, Zhang L
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2023 May;13(5):899-909. Epub 2022 Sep 26 doi: 10.1002/alr.23085. PMID: 36086876
Paranasal sinus cancer.
Jégoux F, Métreau A, Louvel G, Bedfert C
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2013 Dec;130(6):327-35. Epub 2013 Mar 21 doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2012.07.007. PMID: 23523040
Osteoma of the skull base and sinuses.
Georgalas C, Goudakos J, Fokkens WJ
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2011 Aug;44(4):875-90, vii. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2011.06.008. PMID: 21819877
Is ethmoidal adenocarcinoma screening in employees exposed to wood dust justified?
De Gabory L, Conso F, Krief P, Stoll D
Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol (Bord) 2008;129(4-5):219-26. PMID: 19408499
Misdiagnosis of olfactory neuroblastoma.
Cohen ZR, Marmor E, Fuller GN, DeMonte F
Neurosurg Focus 2002 May 15;12(5):e3. doi: 10.3171/foc.2002.12.5.4. PMID: 16119901

Prognosis

Maxillary Sinus Mucocele With Fungal Ball.
Shi Q, Geng C, Wang M
J Craniofac Surg 2023 Nov-Dec 01;34(8):e759-e760. Epub 2023 Aug 18 doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000009632. PMID: 37594021
Paranasal sinus cancer.
Bossi P, Farina D, Gatta G, Lombardi D, Nicolai P, Orlandi E
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2016 Feb;98:45-61. Epub 2015 Oct 19 doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2015.09.009. PMID: 26520459
Sinonasal angiosarcoma.
Es-Sbissi F, Nitassi S, Boulaadas M, Essakalli L
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2015 Jun;132(3):161-3. Epub 2015 Feb 16 doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2015.01.006. PMID: 25698587
Paranasal sinus cancer.
Jégoux F, Métreau A, Louvel G, Bedfert C
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2013 Dec;130(6):327-35. Epub 2013 Mar 21 doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2012.07.007. PMID: 23523040
Infrasellar craniopharyngioma.
Yu X, Liu R, Wang Y, Wang H, Zhao H, Wu Z
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2012 Feb;114(2):112-9. Epub 2011 Oct 21 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2011.09.010. PMID: 22018920

Clinical prediction guides

Mucocele of the Sphenoid Sinus.
Djambazov KB, Kitov BD, Zhelyazkov CB, Davarski AN, Topalova AR
Folia Med (Plovdiv) 2017 Dec 20;59(4):481-485. doi: 10.1515/folmed-2017-0049. PMID: 29341940
Primary Ectopic Ethmoidal Craniopharyngioma.
Preti A, Karligkiotis A, Facco C, Ottini G, Volpi L, Castelnuovo P
J Craniofac Surg 2017 Jun;28(4):944-946. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000003426. PMID: 28403130
Sinonasal angiosarcoma.
Es-Sbissi F, Nitassi S, Boulaadas M, Essakalli L
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2015 Jun;132(3):161-3. Epub 2015 Feb 16 doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2015.01.006. PMID: 25698587
Infrasellar craniopharyngioma.
Yu X, Liu R, Wang Y, Wang H, Zhao H, Wu Z
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2012 Feb;114(2):112-9. Epub 2011 Oct 21 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2011.09.010. PMID: 22018920
Orbital pneumosinus dilatans.
Lloyd GA
Clin Radiol 1985 Jul;36(4):381-6. doi: 10.1016/s0009-9260(85)80308-1. PMID: 4064529

Recent systematic reviews

Overall and disease-specific survival of sinonasal adenoid cystic carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Mauthe T, Holzmann D, Soyka MB, Mueller SA, Balermpas P, Held U, Freiberger SN, Rupp NJ, Meerwein CM
Rhinology 2023 Dec 1;61(6):508-518. doi: 10.4193/Rhin23.204. PMID: 37703531
Radiological features of human papillomavirus-related multiphenotypic sinonasal carcinoma: systematic review and case series.
Baba A, Kurokawa R, Fukuda T, Fujioka H, Kurokawa M, Fukasawa N, Sonobe S, Omura K, Matsushima S, Ota Y, Yamauchi H, Shimizu K, Kurata N, Srinivasan A, Ojiri H
Neuroradiology 2022 Oct;64(10):2049-2058. Epub 2022 Jul 14 doi: 10.1007/s00234-022-03009-5. PMID: 35833947
Sino-nasal hemangiopericytoma: a case series and systematic literature review.
Warman M, Syn-Hershko A, Cohen O, Tzipin Y, Lahav Y, Tessler I
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2022 Aug;279(8):3989-3996. Epub 2022 Feb 1 doi: 10.1007/s00405-021-07239-w. PMID: 35103868
Characteristics and management of sinonasal paragangliomas: a systematic review.
Nguyen BK, Patel NM, Arianpour K, Svider PF, Folbe AJ, Hsueh WD, Eloy JA
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2019 Apr;9(4):413-426. Epub 2018 Dec 20 doi: 10.1002/alr.22261. PMID: 30570216
New staging system for sinonasal inverted papilloma in the endoscopic era.
Cannady SB, Batra PS, Sautter NB, Roh HJ, Citardi MJ
Laryngoscope 2007 Jul;117(7):1283-7. doi: 10.1097/MLG.0b013e31803330f1. PMID: 17632914

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