How do you know if you have a sinus tumor?

Early symptoms of paranasal sinus tumors are similar to symptoms of colds or infections, so they’re often missed: Blockage of sinuses, or congestion that never goes away. Changes in your voice or breathing. Reduced sense of smell.

What could a mass in the sinus cavity be?

Nasal tumors begin in the nasal cavity. Paranasal tumors begin in air-filled chambers around the nose called the paranasal sinuses. Nasal and paranasal tumors can be noncancerous (benign) or they can be cancerous (malignant). Several types of nasal and paranasal tumors exist.

What is a sinus mass?

Sinus and nasal cavity tumors mainly are benign and incapable of spreading to another part of the body. These tumors may occur on either side of the nose and are usually slow growing. Malignant sinus tumors are rare.

Is a sinus Mucocele a tumor?

Sinus mucoceles are benign cystic tumours, arising at the expense of the paranasal sinus mucosa, lined by non-neoplastic epithelium, and containing usually sterile mucus [1].

How are sinus tumors removed?

The surgeon may make an incision (cut) along the side of the nose from the eyebrow or upper eyelid down to or through the upper lip. Or the incision may be made under the upper lip. The bones around the maxillary sinus are cut so that the entire tumor and some surrounding tissue can be taken out in one piece.

How do you treat a sinus mucocele?

The only effective treatment for paranasal sinus mucocele is surgery. Intraoperatively, purulent discharge, which characterizes so-called mucopyocele, was identified in 80.4% of patients.

How do they remove a sinus tumor?

Some nasal cavity tumors can be removed with a surgery called wide local excision. This surgery removes the tumor and a small amount of normal tissue around it. Tumors that are on your nasal turbinates (long, thin bones on the inside walls of your nose) can be removed by a surgery called medial maxillectomy.

Are sinus tumors malignant?

Nasal cavity and paranasal sinus cancer are malignant tumors. They are 2 of the major types of cancer that develop in the head and neck region. They belong to a group of tumors known as head and neck cancer. Although paranasal sinus cancer can develop in any of the sinuses, it usually begins in the maxillary sinus.

What percentage of sinus tumors are malignant?

Although about 10 percent are cancerous, most are benign.