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Inflammatory pseudotumors of the paranasal sinuses
Guilherme de Toledo Leme Constantino1, Fernando Sasaki, Raquel Aguiar Tavares
1HC/ FMUSP, Trabalho realizado na Divisão de Clínica Otorrinolaringológica do Hospital das Clínicas da Universidade de São Paulo SP Brasil. guilherme@constantino.med.br
Unlabelled:
Inflammatory pseudotumors may be defined as lesions that clinically and radiologically simulate neoplasms. These tumor are not a single clinical-pathological entity, but rather a generic term applied to any nonspecific, chronic, inflammatory expanding lesion. There are few reports of inflammatory pseudotumors in the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses.
Case Report:
We report three cases of inflammatory pseudotumors of the nose and paranasal sinuses seen at the Division of Otolaryngology of the Medical School University Hospital, Sao Paulo University.
Discussion:
Inflammatory pseudotumors of the paranasal sinuses present a variety of symptoms according to the site.
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