[Clinical features of sinonasal inverted papilloma with recurrence and malignant transformation]

To investigate the clinical characteristics, treatment and the effectiveness of sinonasal inverting papilloma with recurrence and malignant transformation.

Retrospective comparative analysis of sinonasal inverting papilloma with recurrence and malignant transformation treated from Jan. 2008 to Oct. 2012 in our hospital.

All the 24 patients with recurrence had the history of sinonasal surgery. Among them, 17 patients recurred once,6 recurred twice and 1 recurred three times. The recurrence time was from 1 month to 14 years after operation. Four patients relapsed within half year after 5 months to 4 years follow-up and the recurrence ratio was 16.7% (4/24). All the 4 patients with recurrence had an operation once again and one of them was given chemoradiotherapy after surgery whose pathological results showed canceration. There was no recurrence among the all of 24 patients followed up until now. Among 5 patients with malignant transformation, 3 patients of them were given radiochemotherapy after surgery. Except 1 patient died of extensive recurrence, 1 received other operation after relapsed twice and 1 lost follow up,all the others were alive without recurrence during 10 months to 4 years.

The surgical treatment with completely and positively is the firse choice and an effective management for sinonasal inverting papilloma. To the patients with recurrence on many times and malignant tumors, post-operative radiation or chemotherapy should be considered when needed.