Open AccessHaemangioendothelioma of paranasal sinuses with intracranial extension
Author(s) -
Sachin Gupta,
Sneh Lata Tewarson,
Manu Malhotra
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf03050789
Subject(s) - medicine , maxillary sinus , paranasal sinuses , otorhinolaryngology , nasal cavity , nostril , sinus (botany) , surgery , metastasis , nose , cancer , botany , genus , biology
Maxillary sinus is a rare site for the occurrence of haemangioendothelioma. The present case is being reported in a 45 year old Hindu Male. The main complaint ware bilateral nasal obstruction und a mass protruding from he right nostril along with episodes of headache, vomiting and nasal bleeding. The. C.T. scan showed evidence of erosion of bony walls of maxillary antrum with intracranial extension of the tumor. There was no evidence of regional lymph nodes or distance metastasis. Histology of the tissue revealed a highly cellular and vascular tumor the diagnosis of haemangioendothelioma of the maxillary sinus retiform variety was established.