The work was planned to study-the demographic profile of sino-nasal masses, the clinical and radiological findings of sino-nasal masses and the correlation of the clinical and radiological findings with the histopathology. The study was conducted on the patients having sino-nasal masses admitted in Department of ENT, SMS Hospital, Jaipur from August 2008 to July 2010. The study was designed to evaluate the demographic distribution, clinicopathological features, radiological finding of sino-nasal masses and to evaluate the correlation of clinical and radiological findings with the histopathological diagnosis. Comparison of clinical and radiological findings in our study showed that in 83.07 % patients the radiological findings were consistent with that of clinical suspicion. In rest either the radiological findings were different or inconclusive. It is concluded that for proper evaluation of nasal polyps clinical, radiological and histopathological evaluation should be done in all the patients, where radiology provides a road map to the endoscopic surgeons and warns of any existing or impending complications. Histopathology always gives a confirmatory diagnosis.
Intracranial epidermoid cysts constitute about 1% of all intracranial tumors. They are usually congenital in origin and are thought to derive from ectodermal cell inclusions occurring during closure of the neural tube. Twenty-five percent of these are found in the skull as intradiploic epidermoid cysts. These intradiploic cysts are usually congenital, slow growing, and can grow to large size without causing symptoms. We present a case of intradiploic epidermoid cyst of frontal bone developed due to childhood trauma. The cyst expanded and eroded the walls of the frontal sinus causing proptosis, diplopia, and restricted eye movements with frontal headache. The bicoronal flap approach was used for complete removal of the cyst. Complete removal of the cyst wall is necessary to avoid recurrence.
Sarcomas are rare tumors of head and neck region and constitute less than 1% of all cancers in this region. Primary angiosarcoma of the oral cavity is an extremely rare malignancy with few reported cases in literature till now. We present a case of a 50-year-old woman who was diagnosed as angiosarcoma after appropriate histopathological and immunohistochemical evaluation.
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