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Frontal sinus neoplasm

MedGen UID:
91051
•Concept ID:
C0345672
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Frontal Sinus Neoplasm; frontal sinus neoplasm; frontal sinus neoplasm (disease); Frontal Sinus Tumor; frontal sinus tumor; frontal sinus tumour; Neoplasm of frontal sinus; Neoplasm of Frontal Sinus; neoplasm of frontal sinus; Neoplasm of the Frontal Sinus; neoplasm of the frontal sinus; Tumor of frontal sinus; Tumor of Frontal Sinus; tumor of frontal sinus; Tumor of the Frontal Sinus; tumor of the frontal sinus; tumour of frontal sinus; tumour of the frontal sinus
SNOMED CT: Neoplasm of frontal sinus (126678005); Tumor of frontal sinus (126678005)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001757

Definition

A benign or malignant neoplasm that affects the frontal sinus. Representative examples of benign neoplasms include Schneiderian papilloma and salivary gland-type adenoma. Representative examples of malignant neoplasms include carcinoma and lymphoma. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

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
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
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
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
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
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

Nasal Sinus Mucoceles Manifesting Ocular Symptoms.
Peng XL, Yue ZZ, Zhang YL, Sun PY
J Craniofac Surg 2023 Mar-Apr 01;34(2):e141-e145. Epub 2022 Aug 10 doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000008888. PMID: 35946831
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
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
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
Endoscopic management of frontal sinus diseases after frontal craniotomy: a case series and review of the literature.
Crocetta FM, Farneti P, Sollini G, Castellucci A, Ghidini A, Spinosi MC, Fernandez IJ, Zoli M, Mazzatenta D, Pasquini E
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2021 Apr;278(4):1035-1045. Epub 2020 Sep 3 doi: 10.1007/s00405-020-06335-7. PMID: 32880737
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

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
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
Frontal Sinus Osteoma Presenting with Meningitis and Epilepsy.
Kolcun JPG, Richardson AM, Gernsback JE, Rosenberg A, Komotar RJ
World Neurosurg 2019 Mar;123:216-220. Epub 2018 Dec 19 doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.12.031. PMID: 30579023
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
Frontal sinus surgery.
Lehman RH
Acta Otolaryngol Suppl 1970;270:1-21. doi: 10.3109/00016487009131770. PMID: 4396000

Clinical prediction guides

Surgical Approach to Frontal and Ethmoid Sinus Osteomas: The Experience of 2 Metropolitan Italian Hospitals.
Minni A, Roncoroni L, Cialente F, Zoccali F, Colizza A, Placentino A, Ormellese G, Ralli M, de Vincentiis M, Dragonetti A
Ear Nose Throat J 2023 Nov;102(11):720-726. Epub 2021 Jun 28 doi: 10.1177/01455613211016895. PMID: 34176317
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
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
Autologous Fat Versus Hydroxyapatite Cement for Use in Frontal Sinus Obliteration: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Martinez OP, Le PB, Martinez CR, Chen E
Ann Plast Surg 2023 Oct 1;91(4):497-502. Epub 2023 Aug 12 doi: 10.1097/SAP.0000000000003581. PMID: 37556560
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
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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