A 45-year-old man, afflicted with von Recklinghausen's disease, with symptomatic schwannomas and plexiform neurofibromas involving the right maxillary antrum, a rare site for peripheral nerve tumors, is presented. After a literature review, 15 cases were considered adequate for a clinicopathologic s
Peripheral nerve sheath tumors of the paranasal sinuses
β Scribed by Shugar, Joel M. A. ;Son, Peter M. ;Biller, Hugh F. ;Som, Max L. ;Krespi, Yosef P.
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 1981
- Weight
- 391 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-6403
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β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
Only 4% of peripheral nerve sheath tumors of the head and neck occur in the paranasal sinuses. The most commonly involved sinus is the maxillary antrum and the most common histologic type is benign schwannoma. Two new cases of schwannoma occurring in the sphenoid and maxillary sinuses are reported. The clinical pathologic, and radiographic features of these lesions are reviewed.
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