Endoscopic endonasal approach for the treatment of benign schwannoma of the sinonasal tract and pterygopalatine fossa

Am J Rhinol. 2002 Mar-Apr;16(2):113-8.

Abstract

Schwannomas are tumors that rarely involve the sinonasal tract or the pterygopalatinefossa. 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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Endoscopy* / methods
  • Female
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Neurilemmoma / surgery*
  • Nose Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Nose Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed