Endoscopic Management of Benign Tumors of the Nose and Paranasal Sinuses / 대한이비인후과학회지

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In this presentation, we tried to discuss in detail the reasons why the endoscopic technique is useful when applied to diagnosis, treatment and follow up of benign masses in these areas. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We reviewed retrospectively the records of 24 patients with benign nasal tumors treated with endoscopic resection between January 1995 and July 1997 at Samsung Medical Center. RESULTS: The clinical symptoms were nasal obstruction, rhinorrhea, epistaxis, hyposmia, postnasal drip, and cough in the descending order. Among the benign tumors, inverting papilloma was most common, followed by granuloma pyogenicum, hemangioma, fibrous dysplasia, osteoma, papilloma, and oncocytic schneiderian papilloma. No recurrence was found at mean follow-up of 23 months except one case of fibrous dysplasia. CONCLUSION: This technique can be used to remove benign tumors with excellent result, thereby avoiding the disadvantages of external approaches.