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Frontal sinus neoplasm

MedGen UID:
91051
•Concept ID:
C0345672
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Frontal Sinus Neoplasm; frontal sinus neoplasm; frontal sinus neoplasm (disease); Frontal Sinus Tumor; frontal sinus tumor; frontal sinus tumour; Neoplasm of frontal sinus; Neoplasm of Frontal Sinus; neoplasm of frontal sinus; Neoplasm of the Frontal Sinus; neoplasm of the frontal sinus; Tumor of frontal sinus; Tumor of Frontal Sinus; tumor of frontal sinus; Tumor of the Frontal Sinus; tumor of the frontal sinus; tumour of frontal sinus; tumour of the frontal sinus
SNOMED CT: Neoplasm of frontal sinus (126678005); Tumor of frontal sinus (126678005)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001757

Definition

A benign or malignant neoplasm that affects the frontal 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

Nasal angiofibroma treatment outcome using intensity-modulated radiation therapy in a dog.
L Ashworth H, K Flesner B, J Norquest C, A Maitz C
Vet Radiol Ultrasound 2021 Jul;62(4):e40-e43. Epub 2021 Feb 26 doi: 10.1111/vru.12961. PMID: 33634903
Orbital Schwannoma-Management and Clinical Outcomes.
Yong KL, Beckman TJ, Cranstoun M, Sullivan TJ
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2020 Nov/Dec;36(6):590-595. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001657. PMID: 32282644
Overview of Frontal Sinus Pathology and Management.
Vázquez A, Baredes S, Setzen M, Eloy JA
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2016 Aug;49(4):899-910. Epub 2016 Jun 18 doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2016.03.014. PMID: 27329984

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Frontal trans-sinusal approach: how I do it.
Jannelli G, Calvanese F, Jouanneau E, Jacquesson T
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2023 Oct;165(10):2963-2968. Epub 2023 Sep 6 doi: 10.1007/s00701-023-05785-2. PMID: 37672096
Lateral pedicled nasoseptal flaps for bilateral frontal sinus inverted papillomas after endoscopic Draf III procedure.
Wang K, Zhao G, Xian M, Song X, Wang P, Feng Y, Wu D, Wang C, Zhang L
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2023 Aug;13(8):1546-1549. Epub 2023 Jan 3 doi: 10.1002/alr.23109. PMID: 36458700
Surgical risk factors for recurrence of inverted papilloma.
Healy DY Jr, Chhabra N, Metson R, Holbrook EH, Gray ST
Laryngoscope 2016 Apr;126(4):796-801. Epub 2015 Sep 15 doi: 10.1002/lary.25663. PMID: 26372045
Sinonasal teratocarcinosarcoma.
Wahid FI, Javaid M, Khan Q, Khan IA
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2012 May;22(5):335-7. PMID: 22538045
Frontal sinus surgery.
Lehman RH
Acta Otolaryngol Suppl 1970;270:1-21. doi: 10.3109/00016487009131770. PMID: 4396000

Diagnosis

Frontoethmoidal Extranasopharyngeal Angiofibroma With Orbital Pyocele.
Kurien R, Mehan R, Varghese L, Telugu RB, Thomas M, Rupa V
Ear Nose Throat J 2022 Nov;101(9):575-577. Epub 2020 Nov 23 doi: 10.1177/0145561320972600. PMID: 33226849
Frontal Sinus Lesion.
Sturgill RL, Tate A, Justice JM
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2017 Jul 1;143(7):731-732. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2016.4136. PMID: 28448654
Sinonasal teratocarcinosarcoma.
Wahid FI, Javaid M, Khan Q, Khan IA
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2012 May;22(5):335-7. PMID: 22538045
Frontal sinus hamartomas.
Athre R, Ducic Y
Am J Otolaryngol 2005 Nov-Dec;26(6):419-21. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2005.05.007. PMID: 16275416
Ectopic meningiomas.
Shuangshoti S, Panyathanya R
Arch Otolaryngol 1973 Aug;98(2):102-5. doi: 10.1001/archotol.1973.00780020108008. PMID: 4723760

Therapy

Frontal Sinus Mucocele Formation as a Late Complication of External Dacrocystorhinostomy.
Malik A, Syed I, Osborne S, Toma A
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2017 May/Jun;33(3S Suppl 1):S21-S22. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000000546. PMID: 26325379
Transglabellar approach for resection of anterior midline skull base meningiomas: technical note.
Kleiber JC, Roemer S, Duntze J, Eap C, Theret E, Rousseaux P, Litre F
Acta Neurochir (Wien) 2014 Dec;156(12):2283-7. Epub 2014 Sep 21 doi: 10.1007/s00701-014-2223-5. PMID: 25238987
Endoscopic-assisted reduction of anterior table frontal sinus fractures.
Steiger JD, Chiu AG, Francis DO, Palmer JN
Laryngoscope 2006 Nov;116(11):1978-81. doi: 10.1097/01.mlg.0000236508.50443.0d. PMID: 17075423
Hydroxyapatite: an alternative method of frontal sinus obliteration.
Snyderman CH, Scioscia K, Carrau RL, Weissman JL
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2001 Feb;34(1):179-91. doi: 10.1016/s0030-6665(05)70305-4. PMID: 11344072
Cardiac arrhythmia induced by pneumoencephalography.
Vourc'h G, Tannières ML
Br J Anaesth 1978 Aug;50(8):833-9. doi: 10.1093/bja/50.8.833. PMID: 678372

Prognosis

Undifferentiated sarcoma of the sphenoid sinus.
Nagaishi M, Suzuki K, Sugiura Y, Takano I, Tanaka Y, Hyodo A
Auris Nasus Larynx 2018 Apr;45(2):388-391. Epub 2017 Jun 16 doi: 10.1016/j.anl.2017.05.018. PMID: 28624428
Angiosarcoma arising from the frontal sinus.
Tomovic S, Kalyoussef E, Mirani NM, Baredes S, Eloy JA
Am J Otolaryngol 2014 Nov-Dec;35(6):806-9. Epub 2014 Aug 20 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2014.08.003. PMID: 25217371
Sinonasal teratocarcinosarcoma.
Wahid FI, Javaid M, Khan Q, Khan IA
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak 2012 May;22(5):335-7. PMID: 22538045
Malignant paraganglioma of frontoethmoidal region.
Sharma HS, Madhavan M, Othman NH, Muhamad M, Abdullah JM
Auris Nasus Larynx 1999 Oct;26(4):487-93. doi: 10.1016/s0385-8146(99)00030-9. PMID: 10530746
Frontal sinus surgery.
Lehman RH
Acta Otolaryngol Suppl 1970;270:1-21. doi: 10.3109/00016487009131770. PMID: 4396000

Clinical prediction guides

Cholesterol Granuloma of the Maxillary Sinus Misdiagnosed as Nasal Polyp or Mucocele: Four Cases.
Kim TH, Lim EJ, Kim S, Kim A
J Craniofac Surg 2021 Sep 1;32(6):e600-e602. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000007899. PMID: 34224463
Primary and Secondary/ Metastatic Salivary Duct Carcinoma Presenting within the Sinonasal Tract.
Agaimy A, Mueller SK, Bishop JA, Chiosea SI
Head Neck Pathol 2021 Sep;15(3):769-779. Epub 2021 Jan 11 doi: 10.1007/s12105-020-01271-8. PMID: 33428064Free PMC Article
Characterizing the complexity of frontal endoscopic sinus surgery: a multi-institutional, prospective, observational trial.
Chen PG, Levy JM, Choby G, Smith K, Yao WC, Halderman A, Oakley GM, Brunworth J, Alt JA
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2021 May;11(5):941-945. Epub 2020 Dec 4 doi: 10.1002/alr.22746. PMID: 33275315Free PMC Article
Endoscopic treatment of adversely located osteomas of the frontal sinus.
Sieśkiewicz A, Lyson T, Piszczatowski B, Rogowski M
Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 2012 Aug;121(8):503-9. doi: 10.1177/000348941212100802. PMID: 22953655
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

Management of frontal sinus and frontal recess inverted papilloma: our experience and systematic review.
Gaudioso P, Vinciguerra A, Verillaud B, Herman P
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2024 Aug;44(4):252-260. doi: 10.14639/0392-100X-N2331. PMID: 39347550Free PMC Article
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
Autologous Fat Versus Hydroxyapatite Cement for Use in Frontal Sinus Obliteration: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Martinez OP, Le PB, Martinez CR, Chen E
Ann Plast Surg 2023 Oct 1;91(4):497-502. Epub 2023 Aug 12 doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003581. PMID: 37556560
Indications and Outcomes of the Osteoplastic Flap Procedure With or Without Obliteration.
Lee YH, Lee JY, Lawson W
J Craniofac Surg 2020 Nov/Dec;31(8):2243-2249. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000006717. PMID: 33136864
Surgical management of frontal sinus inverted papilloma: a systematic review.
Walgama E, Ahn C, Batra PS
Laryngoscope 2012 Jun;122(6):1205-9. Epub 2012 Mar 27 doi: 10.1002/lary.23275. PMID: 22460718

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