Schwannomas are tumors that rarely involve the sinonasal tract or the pterygopalatine fossa. Three cases of benign schwannomas originating in the nasal cavity, the nasal-ethmoid, and the pterygopalatine fossa are reported. Surgical treatment is considered the treatment of choice to achieve long-term success. In this study, the effectiveness of the endoscopic endonasal approach is outlined for the diagnosis and treatment of these benign tumors.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
BatsakisJ.G.Tumors of the Head and Neck,2nd ed.Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins Co., 313–333, 1979.
2.
ShugarM.A., MontgomeryW.W., and ReardonE.J.Management of paranasal sinus schwannoma.Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol91: 65–69, 1982.
3.
VerokayJ.Multiple cechwulzte als systemes—krankung am newssen apparate.In Festschrift Hans Chiari.Wien und Leipsig: W. Brauriuller, 378–415, 1908.
4.
AntoniN.R.E.Uber Reckenmarkstumoren und Neurofibrome.BergmannJ.F. (Ed). Munich: Verlag, 413–423, 1920.
5.
GooderP., and FarringtonT.Extracranial neurilemomata of head and neck.J Laryngol Otol94: 243–249, 1980.
6.
HasegawaS.L., MentzelT., FletcherC.Schwannomas of sinonasal tract and nasopharynx.Mod Pathol10: 777–784, 1997.
7.
RobitailleY., SeemayerT.A., and El DeiryA.peripheral nerve tumors involving paranasal sinuses: a case report and review of the literature.Cancer35: 1254–1258, 1975.
8.
PerzinK.H., PanyuH., and WechterS.Nonepithelial tumors of the nasal cavity, paranasal sinuses and nasopharynx.Cancer50: 2193–2202, 1982.
