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Nasal TumorAka: Nasal Neoplasm, Sinus Tumor

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  1. Epidemiology
    1. Tumors of nose and sinuses are uncommon
  2. Benign tumors
    1. Papilloma
      1. Cured with surgical excision
    2. Osteoma (frontal or ethmoid sinus)
      1. Surgical excision if sinus ostium is obstructed
  3. Malignant tumors
    1. Squamous Cell Carcinoma
      1. Most common malignancy
      2. Prognosis is poor despite surgery and radiation
    2. Adenocarcinoma
      1. Prognosis slightly better than squamous cell cancer
    3. Lymphoma (rare)
    4. Melanoma (extremely rare)

Nose Neoplasms (C0028433)

Definition (MSH)Tumors or cancer of the NOSE.
Definition (CSP)new abnormal nasal tissue that grows by excessive cellular division and proliferation more rapidly than normal and continues to grow after the stimuli that initiated the new growth cease; includes neoplasm of the external structure, through the nasal cavity, sinuses and up to the nasopharynx.
ConceptsNeoplastic Process (T191)
MSHD009669
EnglishNasal Neoplasm, Neoplasm of nose, Nose Neoplasm, Nose Neoplasms
Spanishneoplasia de la nariz
Parent ConceptsHead and Neck Neoplasms (C0018671), Nose Diseases (C0028432), Respiratory Tract Neoplasms (C0035244), Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasms (C0029897), Skull Neoplasms (C0037305), Facial Neoplasms (C0015461)
SourcesCOSTAR, CSP, MSH, NDFRT, SCTSPA, SNOMEDCT
Derived from the NIH UMLS (Unified Medical Language System)



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