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Benign neoplasm of frontal sinus

MedGen UID:
87510
•Concept ID:
C0345674
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Benign Frontal Sinus Neoplasm; benign frontal sinus neoplasm; Benign Frontal Sinus Tumor; benign frontal sinus tumor; benign frontal sinus tumour; Benign Neoplasm of Frontal Sinus; benign neoplasm of frontal sinus; Benign Neoplasm of the Frontal Sinus; benign neoplasm of the frontal sinus; Benign tumor of frontal sinus; Benign Tumor of Frontal Sinus; benign tumor of frontal sinus; Benign Tumor of the Frontal Sinus; benign tumor of the frontal sinus; benign tumour of frontal sinus; benign tumour of the frontal sinus; frontal sinus benign neoplasm
SNOMED CT: Benign tumor of frontal sinus (92115005); Benign neoplasm of frontal sinus (92115005)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0021483

Definition

A neoplasm that arises from the frontal sinus and is characterized by the absence of atypical or malignant cytological and architectural features, and absence of invasive features or metastatic potential. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBenign neoplasm of frontal sinus

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Analysis of the Treatment and Survival of Sinonasal Extramedullary Plasmacytoma.
Gao J, Tseng CC, Barinsky GL, Fang CH, Grube JG, Hsueh WD, Baredes S, Eloy JA
Am J Rhinol Allergy 2022 Sep;36(5):591-598. Epub 2022 Apr 19 doi: 10.1177/19458924221092529. PMID: 35440217
Orbital Schwannoma-Management and Clinical Outcomes.
Yong KL, Beckman TJ, Cranstoun M, Sullivan TJ
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2020 Nov/Dec;36(6):590-595. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001657. PMID: 32282644
Overview of Frontal Sinus Pathology and Management.
Vázquez A, Baredes S, Setzen M, Eloy JA
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2016 Aug;49(4):899-910. Epub 2016 Jun 18 doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2016.03.014. PMID: 27329984

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Overall and disease-specific survival of sinonasal adenoid cystic carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Mauthe T, Holzmann D, Soyka MB, Mueller SA, Balermpas P, Held U, Freiberger SN, Rupp NJ, Meerwein CM
Rhinology 2023 Dec 1;61(6):508-518. doi: 10.4193/Rhin23.204. PMID: 37703531
Ophthalmic Presentation and Outcome for Sinonasal Mucoceles.
Malik M, Vahdani K, Rose GE
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2023 Jan-Feb 01;39(1):44-48. Epub 2022 Jun 14 doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000002234. PMID: 35699210
Analysis of the Treatment and Survival of Sinonasal Extramedullary Plasmacytoma.
Gao J, Tseng CC, Barinsky GL, Fang CH, Grube JG, Hsueh WD, Baredes S, Eloy JA
Am J Rhinol Allergy 2022 Sep;36(5):591-598. Epub 2022 Apr 19 doi: 10.1177/19458924221092529. PMID: 35440217
Orbital Schwannoma-Management and Clinical Outcomes.
Yong KL, Beckman TJ, Cranstoun M, Sullivan TJ
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2020 Nov/Dec;36(6):590-595. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001657. PMID: 32282644
Image-guided sinus surgery.
Prulière-Escabasse V, Coste A
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2010 Mar;127(1):33-9. Epub 2010 Mar 24 doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2010.02.009. PMID: 20822755

Diagnosis

Overall and disease-specific survival of sinonasal adenoid cystic carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Mauthe T, Holzmann D, Soyka MB, Mueller SA, Balermpas P, Held U, Freiberger SN, Rupp NJ, Meerwein CM
Rhinology 2023 Dec 1;61(6):508-518. doi: 10.4193/Rhin23.204. PMID: 37703531
Nasal sinuses cholesteatoma: case series and review of the English literature.
Ahmed ANA, Elsharnouby MM, Elbegermy MM
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2023 Feb;280(2):743-756. Epub 2022 Jul 28 doi: 10.1007/s00405-022-07564-8. PMID: 35900385
Frontal sinus schwannoma.
Petersen J, Gilain L, Coutu A, Saroul N
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2018 Jun;135(3):213-215. Epub 2018 Apr 25 doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2018.03.001. PMID: 29703708
Frontal Sinus Lesion.
Sturgill RL, Tate A, Justice JM
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2017 Jul 1;143(7):731-732. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2016.4136. PMID: 28448654
Frontal sinus malignancies.
Osguthorpe JD, Richardson M
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2001 Feb;34(1):269-81. doi: 10.1016/s0030-6665(05)70311-x. PMID: 11344078

Therapy

Microvascular Reconstruction of the Anterior Skull Base.
Nwaba A, Ho A, Ellis MF
J Craniofac Surg 2022 Nov-Dec 01;33(8):e886-e890. Epub 2022 Aug 19 doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000008930. PMID: 35984035
Mucocele formation after frontal sinus obliteration.
Hansen FS, van der Poel NA, Freling NJM, Fokkens WJ
Rhinology 2018 Jun 1;56(2):106-110. doi: 10.4193/Rhin17.187. PMID: 29396959
Outcomes in Surgical Treatment of Mucocele in Frontal Sinus.
Santos PLD, Chihara LL, Alcalde LFA, Masalskas BF, Sant'Ana E, Faria PEP
J Craniofac Surg 2017 Oct;28(7):1702-1708. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000003224. PMID: 28141656
Overview of Frontal Sinus Pathology and Management.
Vázquez A, Baredes S, Setzen M, Eloy JA
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2016 Aug;49(4):899-910. Epub 2016 Jun 18 doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2016.03.014. PMID: 27329984
Osteoma of the skull base and sinuses.
Georgalas C, Goudakos J, Fokkens WJ
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2011 Aug;44(4):875-90, vii. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2011.06.008. PMID: 21819877

Prognosis

Maxillary Sinus Mucocele With Fungal Ball.
Shi Q, Geng C, Wang M
J Craniofac Surg 2023 Nov-Dec 01;34(8):e759-e760. Epub 2023 Aug 18 doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000009632. PMID: 37594021
Analysis of the Treatment and Survival of Sinonasal Extramedullary Plasmacytoma.
Gao J, Tseng CC, Barinsky GL, Fang CH, Grube JG, Hsueh WD, Baredes S, Eloy JA
Am J Rhinol Allergy 2022 Sep;36(5):591-598. Epub 2022 Apr 19 doi: 10.1177/19458924221092529. PMID: 35440217
Corpus Callosum Lipomas in Children.
Gezer B, Karabagli H, Koktekir E, Sahinoglu M, Karabagli P
Turk Neurosurg 2020;30(4):573-576. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.27692-19.6. PMID: 32530476
Orbital Schwannoma-Management and Clinical Outcomes.
Yong KL, Beckman TJ, Cranstoun M, Sullivan TJ
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2020 Nov/Dec;36(6):590-595. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001657. PMID: 32282644
Posttraumatic frontal mucocele.
Rosado P, de Vicente JC, Villalaín L, Fernández S, Peña I
J Craniofac Surg 2011 Jul;22(4):1537-9. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e31821da2dc. PMID: 21778862

Clinical prediction guides

Critical review of multidisciplinary approaches for managing sinonasal tumors with orbital involvement.
Castelnuovo P, Lambertoni A, Sileo G, Valentini M, Karligkiotis A, Battaglia P, Turri-Zanoni M
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2021 Apr;41(Suppl. 1):S76-S89. doi: 10.14639/0392-100X-suppl.1-41-2021-08. PMID: 34060523Free PMC Article
Benign Tumors of the Anterior Cranial Base.
Snyderman CH, Lavigne P
Adv Otorhinolaryngol 2020;84:106-113. Epub 2020 Jul 30 doi: 10.1159/000457930. PMID: 32731223
Corpus Callosum Lipomas in Children.
Gezer B, Karabagli H, Koktekir E, Sahinoglu M, Karabagli P
Turk Neurosurg 2020;30(4):573-576. doi: 10.5137/1019-5149.JTN.27692-19.6. PMID: 32530476
Mucoceles of the frontal sinus. Clinical and therapeutical considerations.
Gavioli C, Grasso DL, Carinci F, Amoroso C, Pastore A
Minerva Stomatol 2002 Sep;51(9):385-90. PMID: 12473975
Orbital pneumosinus dilatans.
Lloyd GA
Clin Radiol 1985 Jul;36(4):381-6. doi: 10.1016/s0009-9260(85)80308-1. PMID: 4064529

Recent systematic reviews

Management of frontal sinus and frontal recess inverted papilloma: our experience and systematic review.
Gaudioso P, Vinciguerra A, Verillaud B, Herman P
Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital 2024 Aug;44(4):252-260. doi: 10.14639/0392-100X-N2331. PMID: 39347550Free PMC Article
Overall and disease-specific survival of sinonasal adenoid cystic carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Mauthe T, Holzmann D, Soyka MB, Mueller SA, Balermpas P, Held U, Freiberger SN, Rupp NJ, Meerwein CM
Rhinology 2023 Dec 1;61(6):508-518. doi: 10.4193/Rhin23.204. PMID: 37703531
Indications and Outcomes of the Osteoplastic Flap Procedure With or Without Obliteration.
Lee YH, Lee JY, Lawson W
J Craniofac Surg 2020 Nov/Dec;31(8):2243-2249. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000006717. PMID: 33136864
Contemporary management of frontal sinus mucoceles: a meta-analysis.
Courson AM, Stankiewicz JA, Lal D
Laryngoscope 2014 Feb;124(2):378-86. Epub 2013 Aug 6 doi: 10.1002/lary.24309. PMID: 23852463
Surgical management of frontal sinus inverted papilloma: a systematic review.
Walgama E, Ahn C, Batra PS
Laryngoscope 2012 Jun;122(6):1205-9. Epub 2012 Mar 27 doi: 10.1002/lary.23275. PMID: 22460718

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