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Published on: February 28, 2019
Schwannoma of the nose and paranasal sinuses
P Hazarika1, D R Nayak, K Pujary
1Department of ENT-Head & Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, 576 119 Manipal, Karnataka, India.
Abstract:
Sckhwannoma is a benign tumor arising from the Schwann cells of nerve sheath.Through they arise more commonly in the head and neck than other regions, a through search in the liturature including medline revealed only about 47 reported cases of schwannoma in the paranasal sinuses of which the maxillary sinus involvement is more common. We report three cases of schwannoma arising from unusual sites in the paranasal sinuses with different modes of presttation each requiring a specific approach for surgical excision Transnasal endoscopic approach in combination with vonventional approaches is of immense value in the surgical management of these benign lessions of the paranasal sinuses.
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