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Ethmoidal sinus neoplasm

MedGen UID:
83386
•Concept ID:
C0345668
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Ethmoid Sinus Neoplasm; ethmoid sinus neoplasm; ethmoid sinus neoplasm (disease); Ethmoid Sinus Tumor; ethmoid sinus tumor; ethmoid sinus tumour; Ethmoidal Sinus Neoplasm; ethmoidal sinus neoplasm; Ethmoidal Sinus Tumor; ethmoidal sinus tumor; ethmoidal sinus tumour; Neoplasm of Ethmoid Sinus; neoplasm of ethmoid sinus; Neoplasm of ethmoidal sinus; Neoplasm of Ethmoidal Sinus; neoplasm of ethmoidal sinus; Neoplasm of the Ethmoid Sinus; neoplasm of the ethmoid sinus; Neoplasm of the Ethmoidal Sinus; neoplasm of the ethmoidal sinus; Tumor of ethmoid sinus; Tumor of Ethmoid Sinus; tumor of ethmoid sinus; Tumor of Ethmoidal Sinus; tumor of ethmoidal sinus; Tumor of the Ethmoid Sinus; tumor of the ethmoid sinus; Tumor of the Ethmoidal Sinus; tumor of the ethmoidal sinus; tumour of ethmoid sinus; tumour of ethmoidal sinus; tumour of the ethmoid sinus; tumour of the ethmoidal sinus
SNOMED CT: Neoplasm of ethmoidal sinus (126677000); Tumor of ethmoid sinus (126677000)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0001764

Definition

A benign or malignant neoplasm that affects the ethmoid sinus. Representative examples of benign neoplasms include Schneiderian papilloma and salivary gland-type adenoma. Representative examples of malignant neoplasms include carcinoma and lymphoma. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Postoperative ethmoid sinus mucoceles: Late complication of endoscopic ethmoidectomy and MWA management in outpatient.
Liu M, Jin K, Sun J, Lou Z
Am J Otolaryngol 2021 Sep-Oct;42(5):103120. Epub 2021 Jun 18 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2021.103120. PMID: 34167833
ACR appropriateness criteria(®) nasal cavity and paranasal sinus cancers.
Siddiqui F, Smith RV, Yom SS, Beitler JJ, Busse PM, Cooper JS, Hanna EY, Jones CU, Koyfman SA, Quon H, Ridge JA, Saba NF, Worden F, Yao M, Salama JK; Expert Panel on Radiation Oncology - Head and Neck Cancer
Head Neck 2017 Mar;39(3):407-418. Epub 2016 Dec 29 doi: 10.1002/hed.24639. PMID: 28032679
Multimodality treatment for sinonasal neuroendocrine carcinoma.
Mitchell EH, Diaz A, Yilmaz T, Roberts D, Levine N, DeMonte F, Hanna EY, Kupferman ME
Head Neck 2012 Oct;34(10):1372-6. Epub 2011 Nov 2 doi: 10.1002/hed.21940. PMID: 22052583

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Ophthalmic Presentation and Outcome for Sinonasal Mucoceles.
Malik M, Vahdani K, Rose GE
Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg 2023 Jan-Feb 01;39(1):44-48. Epub 2022 Jun 14 doi: 10.1097/IOP.0000000000002234. PMID: 35699210
Giant fronto-ethmoidal osteoma - selection of an optimal surgical procedure.
Humeniuk-Arasiewicz M, Stryjewska-Makuch G, Janik MA, Kolebacz B
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 2018 Mar-Apr;84(2):232-239. Epub 2017 Jul 17 doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2017.06.010. PMID: 28760714Free PMC Article
Paranasal sinus cancer.
Jégoux F, Métreau A, Louvel G, Bedfert C
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2013 Dec;130(6):327-35. Epub 2013 Mar 21 doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2012.07.007. PMID: 23523040
Infrasellar craniopharyngioma.
Yu X, Liu R, Wang Y, Wang H, Zhao H, Wu Z
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2012 Feb;114(2):112-9. Epub 2011 Oct 21 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2011.09.010. PMID: 22018920
Sinonasal schneiderian papilloma.
Yoskovitch A, Braverman I, Nachtigal D, Frenkiel S, Rochon L, Black MJ
J Otolaryngol 1998 Jun;27(3):122-6. PMID: 9664239

Diagnosis

Sinonasal NUT carcinoma: clinicopathological and cytogenetic analysis with autopsy findings.
Minato H, Kobayashi E, Nakada S, Kurose N, Tanaka M, Tanaka Y, Suzuki S, Tanioka F, Saikawa Y, Miwa T, Nojima T
Hum Pathol 2018 Jan;71:157-165. Epub 2017 Oct 24 doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2017.10.011. PMID: 29079177
Sinonasal angiosarcoma.
Es-Sbissi F, Nitassi S, Boulaadas M, Essakalli L
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2015 Jun;132(3):161-3. Epub 2015 Feb 16 doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2015.01.006. PMID: 25698587
Fronto-ethmoidal osteoma. Open treatment.
Reale G, Ungari C, Riccardi E, Calvani F, Quarato D, Rinna C, Filiaci F
Ann Ital Chir 2014 May-Jun;85(3):214-8. PMID: 25073747
Ethmoid sinus osteoma: diagnosis and management.
Pons Y, Blancal JP, Vérillaud B, Sauvaget E, Ukkola-Pons E, Kania R, Herman P
Head Neck 2013 Feb;35(2):201-4. Epub 2012 Feb 6 doi: 10.1002/hed.22945. PMID: 22307968
Maxillary sinus hypoplasia.
Erdem T, Aktas D, Erdem G, Miman MC, Ozturan O
Rhinology 2002 Sep;40(3):150-3. PMID: 12357716

Therapy

Short-term postoperative efficacy of steroid-eluting stents for eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps: A randomized clinical trial.
Wang C, Yu L, Chu X, Wang K, Li J, Lai Y, Meng C, Wen W, Zhu D, Zhang Y, Zhang L
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2023 May;13(5):899-909. Epub 2022 Sep 26 doi: 10.1002/alr.23085. PMID: 36086876
Intensity Modulated Proton Therapy Better Spares Non-Adjacent Organs and Reduces the Risk of Secondary Malignant Neoplasms in the Treatment of Sinonasal Cancers.
Lewis L, Kreinbrink P, Richardson M, Westerfield M, Doberstein M, Zhang Y, Redmond K, Takiar V
Med Dosim 2022 Summer;47(2):117-122. Epub 2021 Dec 21 doi: 10.1016/j.meddos.2021.11.002. PMID: 34952761
Paranasal sinus cancer.
Jégoux F, Métreau A, Louvel G, Bedfert C
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2013 Dec;130(6):327-35. Epub 2013 Mar 21 doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2012.07.007. PMID: 23523040
Is ethmoidal adenocarcinoma screening in employees exposed to wood dust justified?
De Gabory L, Conso F, Krief P, Stoll D
Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol (Bord) 2008;129(4-5):219-26. PMID: 19408499
Postoperative intensity-modulated radiotherapy in sinonasal carcinoma: clinical results in 39 patients.
Duthoy W, Boterberg T, Claus F, Ost P, Vakaet L, Bral S, Duprez F, Van Landuyt M, Vermeersch H, De Neve W
Cancer 2005 Jul 1;104(1):71-82. doi: 10.1002/cncr.21100. PMID: 15915466

Prognosis

Revision endoscopic sinonasal surgery.
Cantillano P, Rubio F, Naser A, Nazar R
Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp 2017 Jan-Feb;68(1):1-8. Epub 2016 May 17 doi: 10.1016/j.otorri.2016.02.006. PMID: 27206393
Paranasal sinus cancer.
Jégoux F, Métreau A, Louvel G, Bedfert C
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2013 Dec;130(6):327-35. Epub 2013 Mar 21 doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2012.07.007. PMID: 23523040
Infrasellar craniopharyngioma.
Yu X, Liu R, Wang Y, Wang H, Zhao H, Wu Z
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2012 Feb;114(2):112-9. Epub 2011 Oct 21 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2011.09.010. PMID: 22018920
Maxillary sinus hypoplasia.
Erdem T, Aktas D, Erdem G, Miman MC, Ozturan O
Rhinology 2002 Sep;40(3):150-3. PMID: 12357716
Paranasal sinus cancer.
Bridger GP, Mendelsohn MS, Baldwin M, Smee R
Aust N Z J Surg 1991 Apr;61(4):290-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1991.tb00214.x. PMID: 2018438

Clinical prediction guides

Mucocele of the Sphenoid Sinus.
Djambazov KB, Kitov BD, Zhelyazkov CB, Davarski AN, Topalova AR
Folia Med (Plovdiv) 2017 Dec 20;59(4):481-485. doi: 10.1515/folmed-2017-0049. PMID: 29341940
Sinonasal angiosarcoma.
Es-Sbissi F, Nitassi S, Boulaadas M, Essakalli L
Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis 2015 Jun;132(3):161-3. Epub 2015 Feb 16 doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2015.01.006. PMID: 25698587
Infrasellar craniopharyngioma.
Yu X, Liu R, Wang Y, Wang H, Zhao H, Wu Z
Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2012 Feb;114(2):112-9. Epub 2011 Oct 21 doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2011.09.010. PMID: 22018920
MRI of esthesioneuroblastoma.
Derdeyn CP, Moran CJ, Wippold FJ 2nd, Chason DP, Koby MB, Rodriguez F
J Comput Assist Tomogr 1994 Jan-Feb;18(1):16-21. doi: 10.1097/00004728-199401000-00004. PMID: 8282874
Ethmoidal mucoceles.
Canalis RF, Zajtchuk JT, Jenkins HA
Arch Otolaryngol 1978 May;104(5):286-91. doi: 10.1001/archotol.1978.00790050052012. PMID: 646725

Recent systematic reviews

Overall and disease-specific survival of sinonasal adenoid cystic carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Mauthe T, Holzmann D, Soyka MB, Mueller SA, Balermpas P, Held U, Freiberger SN, Rupp NJ, Meerwein CM
Rhinology 2023 Dec 1;61(6):508-518. doi: 10.4193/Rhin23.204. PMID: 37703531
Sino-nasal hemangiopericytoma: a case series and systematic literature review.
Warman M, Syn-Hershko A, Cohen O, Tzipin Y, Lahav Y, Tessler I
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2022 Aug;279(8):3989-3996. Epub 2022 Feb 1 doi: 10.1007/s00405-021-07239-w. PMID: 35103868
Characteristics and management of sinonasal paragangliomas: a systematic review.
Nguyen BK, Patel NM, Arianpour K, Svider PF, Folbe AJ, Hsueh WD, Eloy JA
Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2019 Apr;9(4):413-426. Epub 2018 Dec 20 doi: 10.1002/alr.22261. PMID: 30570216
Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging of the paranasal sinuses: A systematic review.
Munhoz L, Abdala Júnior R, Abdala R, Arita ES
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2018 Dec;126(6):521-536. Epub 2018 Jul 21 doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2018.07.004. PMID: 30143461
Pediatric Benign Paranasal Sinus Osteoneogenic Tumors: A Case Series and Systematic Review of Outcomes, Techniques, and a Multiportal Approach.
Badran KW, Suh JD, Namiri N, Wrobel B, Ference EH
Am J Rhinol Allergy 2018 Nov;32(6):465-472. Epub 2018 Aug 22 doi: 10.1177/1945892418793475. PMID: 30132339

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