Inverted papilloma - an analysis of 30 cases

Clinical, radiological and surgical details of 30 patients of inverted papilloma treated between the years 1990-1995 were analysed. Inverted papilloma is a benign but locally aggressive tumour. Unilateral nasal obstruction with or without bleeding was the commonest presenting feature. More than half of the patients gave history of previous surgery. CT scan is a good modality to know the exact extent of the lesion and plan surgery. Radical surgery was done in all patients. We had recurrence in 1 patient (3.3%) and two patients had carcinomatous change (6.6%). The results are presented with brief review of literature.