Clinical Consideration of Benign Nasal Neoplasm

Lim, Jin Woo; Han, Dong Hyuk; Park, Il Suk; Kim, Yong Bok; Rho, Young Soo; Park, Hyo Jin

Original Article

Journal of Rhinology 2004;11(Suppl DB Error: syntax error):71-74.
Published online November 30, 2004.

Clinical Consideration of Benign Nasal Neoplasm

Jin Woo Lim, Dong Hyuk Han, Il Suk Park, Yong Bok Kim, Young Soo Rho, Hyo Jin Park

Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea. mccaffity@hanmail.net

Abstract

There are many different kinds of histological types of nasal masses. But there were few studies based on the clinical consideration of benign nasal neoplasms in comparison with its histologic types. In this study we compare and analyze the benign nasal neoplasm in wish to guide for a diagnosis and management. Twenty-seven patients with benign nasal neoplasms excluding inverted papilloma, antrochoanal polyp and dentigenous cyst from March 1996 and June 2003 were selected for this study. Their clinicopathologic records were reviewed retrospectively. The male-female ratio was 1 : 1.25 and the right to left ratio was 1 : 1.7. Bening nasal neoplasms were frequently found in the fifth decade. Hemangioma was the most common benign nasal neoplasm. Nasal obstruction was the most common symptom. Benign nasal masses were frequently found at the inferior turbinate and vestibule. When the masses were found, they were smaller than 1 cm in most cases. An endoscopic and transnasal approach was the most commonly utilized approach method during surgery. There were no recurrent cases during the average 41 months follow up. In conclusion, there is no statistical significance between benign nasal neoplasm and the patient's sex and age. But, they were frequently found in left side rather than the right side. Surgical treatment seemed to be extremely useful in the case of benign nasal neoplasms.

Key Words: Neoplasm;Nose;Paranasal sinuses