Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Sinonasal Tract
Inflammatory pseudotumors (IPTs) are a clinically and histologically diverse group of lesions characterized by a tumor mass of acute and chronic inflammatory cells with a variable fibrous response. IPTs most commonly involve the lung and orbit, but rarely the sinonasal tract. We report a 68-year-old...
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| author | Chih-Chieh Chuang Hou-Chun Lin Chia-Wen Huang |
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| description | Inflammatory pseudotumors (IPTs) are a clinically and histologically diverse group of lesions characterized by a tumor mass of acute and chronic inflammatory cells with a variable fibrous response. IPTs most commonly involve the lung and orbit, but rarely the sinonasal tract. We report a 68-year-old male with an IPT of the sinonasal tract presenting as nasal obstruction and postnasal dripping for several years. A gray-white soft mass was noted in the right nasal cavity. Computed tomography revealed a solid mass filling the right nasal cavity and maxillary sinus. Caldwell-Luc operation with ethmoidectomy (right) was conducted to resect the mass en bloc. Pathology revealed admixture of plasma cells, lymphocytes and eosinophils, confirming the diagnosis of IPT. The patient remained symptom-free over 4 years of follow-up. Awareness of the clinical presentations, histopathologic features and treatment of choice of this rare disease entity is necessary to distinguish it from malignancy and avoid unnecessary management. [J Formos Med Assoc 2007;106(2):165-168] |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3e15e7ecbb7b4f408d1ccee998dcb5342022-12-22T02:31:35ZengElsevierJournal of the Formosan Medical Association0929-66462007-01-01106216516810.1016/S0929-6646(09)60234-5Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Sinonasal TractChih-Chieh Chuang0Hou-Chun Lin1Chia-Wen Huang2Department of Otolaryngology, Taipei City Hospital Yang-Ming Branch, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Otolaryngology, Taipei City Hospital Yang-Ming Branch, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Pathology, Taipei City Hospital Yang-Ming Branch, Taipei, TaiwanInflammatory pseudotumors (IPTs) are a clinically and histologically diverse group of lesions characterized by a tumor mass of acute and chronic inflammatory cells with a variable fibrous response. IPTs most commonly involve the lung and orbit, but rarely the sinonasal tract. We report a 68-year-old male with an IPT of the sinonasal tract presenting as nasal obstruction and postnasal dripping for several years. A gray-white soft mass was noted in the right nasal cavity. Computed tomography revealed a solid mass filling the right nasal cavity and maxillary sinus. Caldwell-Luc operation with ethmoidectomy (right) was conducted to resect the mass en bloc. Pathology revealed admixture of plasma cells, lymphocytes and eosinophils, confirming the diagnosis of IPT. The patient remained symptom-free over 4 years of follow-up. Awareness of the clinical presentations, histopathologic features and treatment of choice of this rare disease entity is necessary to distinguish it from malignancy and avoid unnecessary management. [J Formos Med Assoc 2007;106(2):165-168]http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664609602345inflammatory pseudotumormaxillary sinusnasal cavityplasma cell granulomasinonasal tract |
| spellingShingle | Chih-Chieh Chuang Hou-Chun Lin Chia-Wen Huang Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Sinonasal Tract Journal of the Formosan Medical Association inflammatory pseudotumor maxillary sinus nasal cavity plasma cell granuloma sinonasal tract |
| title | Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Sinonasal Tract |
| title_full | Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Sinonasal Tract |
| title_fullStr | Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Sinonasal Tract |
| title_full_unstemmed | Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Sinonasal Tract |
| title_short | Inflammatory Pseudotumor of the Sinonasal Tract |
| title_sort | inflammatory pseudotumor of the sinonasal tract |
| topic | inflammatory pseudotumor maxillary sinus nasal cavity plasma cell granuloma sinonasal tract |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664609602345 |
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