ABSTRACT
Objectives: To determine the frequency of various malignant tumors of maxilla and to determine the various clinical features of these pathologies at the time of presentation
Study design: A descriptive, Cross sectional study
Place and duration: Joint Study of ENT - Head and Neck Surgery and Maxillofacial Department Isra University Hospital Hyderabad. 02 years from 1[st] January 2011 to 31[st] December 2012
Methodology: Fourteen patients were selected from Out Patient department [OPD] of E.N.T. and Maxillofacial department. Demographic data like age, and sex, clinical presentation like nasal obstruction, epistaxis, cheek swelling, displacement of eye ball and bulging of hard palate were recorded on purposely designed proforma. Biopsy was taken from all patients through endoscope
Results: Out of 14 patients, nine patients [64.3%] were male and five patients [35.7%] were female. Eight patients were diagnosed as squamous cell carcinoma which comprised [57.2%] followed by sarcoma [35.7%] and B-cell lymphoma [7.1%]. Nasal obstruction and epistaxis were most common complaint i.e. 85.7% followed by anosmia, midfacial swelling and altered check sensation 71.4% respectively. 42.8% patients were suffered from exophthalmos and 35.7% were found bulging of hard palate
Conclusion: Among the malignant tumors of maxilla, commonest is Squamous cell carcinoma but other rare entities like sarcomas and lymphomas are not uncommon in our experience