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Benign neoplasm of ethmoidal sinus

MedGen UID:
91050
•Concept ID:
C0345670
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Benign Ethmoid Sinus Neoplasm; benign ethmoid sinus neoplasm; Benign Ethmoid Sinus Tumor; benign ethmoid sinus tumor; benign ethmoid sinus tumour; Benign Ethmoidal Sinus Neoplasm; benign ethmoidal sinus neoplasm; Benign Ethmoidal Sinus Tumor; benign ethmoidal sinus tumor; benign ethmoidal sinus tumour; Benign Neoplasm of Ethmoid Sinus; benign neoplasm of ethmoid sinus; Benign Neoplasm of Ethmoidal Sinus; benign neoplasm of ethmoidal sinus; Benign Neoplasm of the Ethmoid Sinus; benign neoplasm of the ethmoid sinus; Benign Neoplasm of the Ethmoidal Sinus; benign neoplasm of the ethmoidal sinus; Benign tumor of ethmoid sinus; Benign Tumor of Ethmoid Sinus; benign tumor of ethmoid sinus; Benign Tumor of Ethmoidal Sinus; benign tumor of ethmoidal sinus; Benign Tumor of the Ethmoid Sinus; benign tumor of the ethmoid sinus; Benign Tumor of the Ethmoidal Sinus; benign tumor of the ethmoidal sinus; benign tumour of ethmoid sinus; benign tumour of ethmoidal sinus; benign tumour of the ethmoid sinus; benign tumour of the ethmoidal sinus; ethmoid sinus benign neoplasm
SNOMED CT: Benign tumor of ethmoid sinus (92093000); Benign neoplasm of ethmoidal sinus (92093000)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0021515

Definition

A neoplasm that arises from the ethmoid 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 ethmoidal sinus

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Malignant Sinonasal Tumors: Update on Histological and Clinical Management.
Bracigliano A, Tatangelo F, Perri F, Di Lorenzo G, Tafuto R, Ottaiano A, Clemente O, Barretta ML, Losito NS, Santorsola M, Tafuto S
Curr Oncol 2021 Jul 1;28(4):2420-2438. doi: 10.3390/curroncol28040222. PMID: 34287240Free PMC Article
ACR appropriateness criteria(®) nasal cavity and paranasal sinus cancers.
Siddiqui F, Smith RV, Yom SS, Beitler JJ, Busse PM, Cooper JS, Hanna EY, Jones CU, Koyfman SA, Quon H, Ridge JA, Saba NF, Worden F, Yao M, Salama JK; Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology - Head and Neck Cancer
Head Neck 2017 Mar;39(3):407-418. Epub 2016 Dec 29 doi: 10.1002/hed.24639. PMID: 28032679
Paranasal sinus osteomas: Diagnosis and treatment.
Chahed H, Hachicha H, Bachraoui R, Marrakchi J, Mediouni A, Zainine R, Ben Amor M, Beltaief N, Besbes G
Rev Stomatol Chir Maxillofac Chir Orale 2016 Nov;117(5):306-310. Epub 2016 Aug 3 doi: 10.1016/j.revsto.2016.04.007. PMID: 27496644

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

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
Sinonasal angiosarcoma.
Es-Sbissi F, Nitassi S, Boulaadas M, Essakalli L
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2015 Jun;132(3):161-3. Epub 2015 Feb 16 doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2015.01.006. PMID: 25698587
Paranasal sinus cancer.
Jégoux F, Métreau A, Louvel G, Bedfert C
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2013 Dec;130(6):327-35. Epub 2013 Mar 21 doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2012.07.007. PMID: 23523040
Infrasellar craniopharyngioma.
Yu X, Liu R, Wang Y, Wang H, Zhao H, Wu Z
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2012 Feb;114(2):112-9. Epub 2011 Oct 21 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2011.09.010. PMID: 22018920
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

Intraosseous Hemangioma of the Ethmoid Sinus.
Caceres C, Kreicher KL, Wu Q, Falcone TE
Ear Nose Throat J 2023 Jul;102(7):425-427. Epub 2021 Apr 29 doi: 10.1177/01455613211014321. PMID: 33915054
Glomangiopericytoma of the sphenoethmoid complex.
Shemen L, Yan W, Hasanovic A, Tong J
BMJ Case Rep 2020 Dec 13;13(12) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-236048. PMID: 33318263Free PMC Article
Frontoethmoidal mucocele presenting with ocular manifestations.
Roncone DP
Clin Exp Optom 2020 Sep;103(5):610-617. Epub 2019 Nov 26 doi: 10.1111/cxo.13006. PMID: 31773805
Primary Ectopic Ethmoidal Craniopharyngioma.
Preti A, Karligkiotis A, Facco C, Ottini G, Volpi L, Castelnuovo P
J Craniofac Surg 2017 Jun;28(4):944-946. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000003426. PMID: 28403130
Sinonasal angiosarcoma.
Es-Sbissi F, Nitassi S, Boulaadas M, Essakalli L
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2015 Jun;132(3):161-3. Epub 2015 Feb 16 doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2015.01.006. PMID: 25698587

Therapy

Topical Application of 5-Fluorouracil for the Treatment of Sinonasal Adenocarcinoma and Inverted Papilloma.
Revercomb L, Patel AM, Filimonov I, Lerner D, Filimonov A
Am J Rhinol Allergy 2024 Sep;38(5):354-360. Epub 2024 Jun 7 doi: 10.1177/19458924241260118. PMID: 38850030
Short-term postoperative efficacy of steroid-eluting stents for eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps: A randomized clinical trial.
Wang C, Yu L, Chu X, Wang K, Li J, Lai Y, Meng C, Wen W, Zhu D, Zhang Y, Zhang L
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2023 May;13(5):899-909. Epub 2022 Sep 26 doi: 10.1002/alr.23085. PMID: 36086876
Postoperative ethmoid sinus mucoceles: Late complication of endoscopic ethmoidectomy and MWA management in outpatient.
Liu M, Jin K, Sun J, Lou Z
Am J Otolaryngol 2021 Sep-Oct;42(5):103120. Epub 2021 Jun 18 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2021.103120. PMID: 34167833
Paranasal sinus cancer.
Jégoux F, Métreau A, Louvel G, Bedfert C
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2013 Dec;130(6):327-35. Epub 2013 Mar 21 doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2012.07.007. PMID: 23523040
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
Paranasal sinus cancer.
Bossi P, Farina D, Gatta G, Lombardi D, Nicolai P, Orlandi E
Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2016 Feb;98:45-61. Epub 2015 Oct 19 doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2015.09.009. PMID: 26520459
Sinonasal angiosarcoma.
Es-Sbissi F, Nitassi S, Boulaadas M, Essakalli L
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2015 Jun;132(3):161-3. Epub 2015 Feb 16 doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2015.01.006. PMID: 25698587
Paranasal sinus cancer.
Jégoux F, Métreau A, Louvel G, Bedfert C
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2013 Dec;130(6):327-35. Epub 2013 Mar 21 doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2012.07.007. PMID: 23523040
Infrasellar craniopharyngioma.
Yu X, Liu R, Wang Y, Wang H, Zhao H, Wu Z
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2012 Feb;114(2):112-9. Epub 2011 Oct 21 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2011.09.010. PMID: 22018920

Clinical prediction guides

Intraosseous Hemangioma of the Ethmoid Sinus.
Caceres C, Kreicher KL, Wu Q, Falcone TE
Ear Nose Throat J 2023 Jul;102(7):425-427. Epub 2021 Apr 29 doi: 10.1177/01455613211014321. PMID: 33915054
Analysis of clinicopathologic features and expression of NR4A3 in sinonasal acinic cell carcinoma.
Wang H, Zhai C, Zhang C, Liu Q, Zhang H, Sun X, Lin L, Yu H, Wang D
Mod Pathol 2022 May;35(5):594-600. Epub 2021 Dec 6 doi: 10.1038/s41379-021-00959-8. PMID: 34873305
Angioleiomyoma of the Sinonasal Tract: Analysis of 16 Cases and Review of the Literature.
Agaimy A, Michal M, Thompson LD, Michal M
Head Neck Pathol 2015 Dec;9(4):463-73. Epub 2015 Jun 6 doi: 10.1007/s12105-015-0636-y. PMID: 26047608Free PMC Article
Sinonasal angiosarcoma.
Es-Sbissi F, Nitassi S, Boulaadas M, Essakalli L
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2015 Jun;132(3):161-3. Epub 2015 Feb 16 doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2015.01.006. PMID: 25698587
Infrasellar craniopharyngioma.
Yu X, Liu R, Wang Y, Wang H, Zhao H, Wu Z
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2012 Feb;114(2):112-9. Epub 2011 Oct 21 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2011.09.010. PMID: 22018920

Recent systematic reviews

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
Radiological features of human papillomavirus-related multiphenotypic sinonasal carcinoma: systematic review and case series.
Baba A, Kurokawa R, Fukuda T, Fujioka H, Kurokawa M, Fukasawa N, Sonobe S, Omura K, Matsushima S, Ota Y, Yamauchi H, Shimizu K, Kurata N, Srinivasan A, Ojiri H
Neuroradiology 2022 Oct;64(10):2049-2058. Epub 2022 Jul 14 doi: 10.1007/s00234-022-03009-5. PMID: 35833947
Sino-nasal hemangiopericytoma: a case series and systematic literature review.
Warman M, Syn-Hershko A, Cohen O, Tzipin Y, Lahav Y, Tessler I
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2022 Aug;279(8):3989-3996. Epub 2022 Feb 1 doi: 10.1007/s00405-021-07239-w. PMID: 35103868
Orbital Osteomas: Report of 3 Rapidly Progressive Cases in Adolescents and Systematic Literature Review.
Tooley AA, Paulose SA, Tran AQ, Godfrey KJ, Kazim M
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2021 Mar-Apr 01;37(2):118-124. doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000001755. PMID: 32932409
Characteristics and management of sinonasal paragangliomas: a systematic review.
Nguyen BK, Patel NM, Arianpour K, Svider PF, Folbe AJ, Hsueh WD, Eloy JA
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2019 Apr;9(4):413-426. Epub 2018 Dec 20 doi: 10.1002/alr.22261. PMID: 30570216

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