Benign Tumours of Nasopharynx—Revisited

Mohanty, Sanjeev; Gopinath, Manoj; Subramanian, M.

doi:10.1007/s12070-011-0384-6

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“…Several literatures advocated the need of imaging before biopsy to assess the morphology, size and extent of the tumor. Imaging is also helpful in differentiating malignant tumor from benign ones [4,5].…”

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“…The presentation of these tumors is similar, with nasal obstruction and epistaxis as the most common. Physical characteristics of the mass on nasal endoscopy are also similar, which are well defined mass limited to the nasopharynx, with the majority bleed on touch and a few have surface ulceration [4]. While benign neoplasm was considered, the rarity of prevalence, characteristic Advances in Health Sciences Research, volume 46 similarities to malignant ones, and urgent need of treatment if proven malignant, made this diagnosis secondary on the list.…”

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Tornwaldt Cyst: Rare Benign Neoplasm Mimicking Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Gunterus¹,

Monik²

2021

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Nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) is the fifth most common cancer in Indonesia and highest in head and neck area. Its most common manifestations ever reported in Indonesia were unilateral ear problem, followed by persistent nasal obstruction, blood nasal secretion, cephalgia, lymph node enlargement, and tinnitus. Here we present a case of Tornwaldt cyst with symptoms similar to NPC presentation in Indonesia. A 56-year-old female presented to Ear, Nose, Throat, Head and Neck Surgery clinic with few years history of vertigo, aural fullness, unilateral tinnitus, bilateral nasal blockage, and headache. ENT endoscopic examination showed retracted left tympanic membrane and smooth round mass in the nasopharynx posterior wall. CT scan supported the examination. Endoscopic marsupialization was then performed with good results of immense symptoms improvement. Laboratory studies of the samples taken from the surgery proved it wasn't malignant. As NPC is common in Indonesia and known of its possible dire prognosis, it is best to treat all similar cases as malignancy. Until proven otherwise in cytopathology and histopathology examinations, we continued to treat the case as malignancy.

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Tornwaldt Cyst: Rare Benign Neoplasm Mimicking Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Gunterus¹,

Monik²

2021

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“…Nasopharyngeal masses presents with a wide range of clinical features, attributable to several benign conditions and a high index of suspicion is needed for timely management. 1 Patients usually present late and hence accurate diagnosis and early intervention is indicated to prevent complications. 1 Here we describe our experience with management of these rare lesions with an aim to analyze the incidence and common presenting features of these lesions and the outcome of endoscopic management.…”

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A clinical study of endoscopic management of benign tumors of nasopharynx

Gupta

Rai

Gupta

et al. 2019

Int J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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Background: Benign tumors of nasopharynx are extremely rare; seen predominantly in children and young adults. Patients usually present with seemingly innocuous symptoms and an error in judgment can be catastrophic. Aim of our study is to analyse the incidence of these lesions, common presenting features and outcomes of endoscopic management.Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of patients diagnosed to have benign tumours of nasopharynx by histopathological examination in our ENT department of civil hospital, B. J. Medical College, Ahmedabad. The period of study is from January 2016 to January 2018. Forty patients with complete clinical data were identified and included in the study. 33 patients out of 40 (83%) were males and 7 were females (17%). Following surgical excision patients were followed up for a mean period of 2 years. The Clinical profile, investigation modalities, treatment options are being analysed here. Results: Forty patients had undergone surgical excision for tumours arising from the nasopharynx. The mean age was 21.37 years (range 10–43). Thirty three patients were males and seven were females. Indications for resection were juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma in thirty cases, lobular capillary hemangioma in four cases, paraganglioma in two cases, hemangiopericytoma in two cases, and neurofibroma in two cases. There were no significant post-operative complications. Recurrence due to residual lesion was seen in three cases. The mean follow up period was 2 years (range 1-3 years).Conclusions: It is important to note that patients with similar symptoms have varied pathology and thus need for radiological evaluation, JNA is commonest benign nasopharyngeal tumor and surgical approach depends on size and extent of tumor.

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