Nasal and paranasal tumors start in and behind your nasal passage. They’re relatively rare, but prolonged exposure to smoke and other substances like textile dust may increase your risk. These tumors ...

What is Maxillary Sinus Cancer? Cancers of paranasal sinuses are rare but if they arise, the most common sites affected are the maxillary sinuses. The early symptoms that maxillary sinus cancer ...

Nasal cavity and paranasal cancers are a relatively rare type of head and neck cancer. In fact, they occur in less than 3 percent of head and neck cancers, says Dr. Richard Bakst, assistant professor ...

Nasal and paranasal sinus cancer is when abnormal cells start to grow and divide uncontrollably. These cells are in the lining of the space behind the nose (nasal cavity) or the nearby air cavities ...

Survival rates for patients with cancer of maxillary sinus average about 40% over 5 years. The more advanced the disease is, the worse is the outcome or the prognosis. Early-stage tumours may have a ...

Purpose To evaluate the results of endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) for paranasal sinus mucocoele with orbital involvement and assess the frequency with which a direct orbital approach is required in ...

Evidence-based recommendations on balloon catheter dilation of paranasal sinus ostia for chronic sinusitis. This involves gently inflating a small balloon, which is introduced through the nose via a ...

Metriorhynchids have been interpreted as the only archosaurs entirely adapted to pelagic marine life, given the deep morphological modifications of their skeletons. The most conspicuous feature in the ...

Paranasal sinus and nasal cavity cancer is a disease in which cancerous cells form in the tissues of the nose. Many other health problems can also cause these signs. If you have any of these signs, ...

The paranasal sinuses are small, air-filled cavities, located within the bony structures of the face, which communicate with the nasal space via small openings (ostia). Sinusitis occurs as a result of ...

Several layers of tissue make up each part of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses. Each layer contains many different types of cells. Different cancers can develop from each type of cell.