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[An innocuous prolonged unilateral nose blockage?]

A J Balm1, F J Hilgers, I B Tan

  • 1Afd. KNO-heelkunde en Hoofdhalschirurgie, Het Nederlands Kanker Instituut/Antoni van Leeuwenhoek ziekenhuis, Amsterdam.

Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde
|April 29, 1998
PubMed
Summary

Unilateral nasal blockage in adults can signal rare tumors like inverted papilloma, which can develop into squamous cell carcinoma. Early diagnosis and treatment are crucial, though outcomes can be poor.

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Area of Science:

  • Otolaryngology
  • Oncology

Background:

  • Nasal obstruction is a common complaint in general practice.
  • Often attributed to allergies or common colds.
  • Unilateral nasal blockage typically suggests septal deviation but can indicate rarer pathologies in adults.

Observation:

  • Two adult patients presented with years of unilateral nasal blockage.
  • Diagnostic evaluation revealed inverted papilloma with subsequent squamous cell carcinoma development.
  • Both patients underwent surgical resection and irradiation followed by palliative chemotherapy.

Findings:

  • Despite aggressive treatment, both patients experienced tumor progression and metastasis.
  • The patients succumbed to the disease shortly after completing palliative chemotherapy.

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  • This highlights the aggressive nature of advanced sinonasal carcinomas.

    • Implications:

    • Unilateral nasal tumors, though rare, must be considered in adult patients with persistent nasal obstruction.
    • Advanced sinonasal carcinomas present significant treatment challenges.
    • Further research into novel therapeutic strategies for advanced sinonasal cancers is warranted.