Tumors of Nasopharynx Flashcards
Squamous Papilloma features
Warts like lesion
Arise in the lower part of the nasal septum or vestibule
Treated by excision with cauterization/ cryosurgery or laser
Inverted Papilloma is AKA
Transitional cell papilloma
Ringertz tumor
Schneiderian papilloma
Inverted papilloma arise from
non olfactory membrane of nose (Schneiderian membrane)
Lateral wall of the nose
Features of Inverted papilloma
Age 40-70
Men
Obstruction, Epistaxis and nasal discharge
What is the dx and tx of Inverted papilloma
CT
MRI
Biopsy
Medial Maxillectomy
Characteristics of Schwannoma
Tumor of Schwann cells
Yellowish mass with blood vessels visible
Pressure necrosis of the area
Dx of Schwannoma
Biopsy
CT or MRI to check the extent
Tx of Schwannoma
Surgical excision
Capillary hemangioma is also known as _____________
bleeding polypus of the nose
Characteristics of capillary hemangioma
grows from the anterior part of the septum
may become ulcerated and bleed
Tx of capillary hemangioma
local excision with a cuff of mucoperichondrium
Characteristics of cavernous hemangioma
Arise from the lateral wall of the nose (turbinates)
Surgically excised or cryotherapy
____________ have tendency to become malignant
Chondroma
Characteristics of Intranasal meningoencephalocele
Herniation of meninges and brain tissue through foramen cecum or cribriform plate
In infants or young children
The mass size increase on crying or straining
If mistakenly avulsed, it can cause CSF rhinorrhea or meningitis
Dx of intranasal meningoencephalocele
CT scan to check a defect in the base of the skull