Giant primary sinonasal mucosal melanoma: a rare malignancy

It is extremely rare to find a case of primary sinonasal mucosal melanoma, which is more aggressive and have poorer outcome than its cutaneous counterpart. This tumour is refractory to the treatment which includes wide surgical excision with or without adjuvant postoperative radiotherapy. We are reporting a case of 60 year old female who presented with right sided nasal mass and facial deformity, in whom the diagnosis of mucosal melanoma was made on histopathological examination and confirmed by immunohistochemistry

Ultrasonography: a complementary diagnostic tool in chronic maxillary sinusitis

One hundred and six cases [64 males and 42 females] of Chronic maxillary sinusitis were investigated in out patients from September 1988 to December 1989. The results of Ultrasonography, X-rays and proof puncture were analysed. Confidence level with radiography in the presence or absence of exudative fluid was found to be 87 and 88 per cent respectively, while with Ultra-sonography a confidence level of 93.5 per cent and 98.7 per cent was noted in the presence or absence of fluid respectively