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Clinical and histopathological presentations of sinonasal cancers in Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital

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https://doi.org/10.2399/jmu.2016002005
Opoku-Buabeng, J., & Acquah, S. (2016). Clinical and histopathological presentations of sinonasal cancers in Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital. ENT Updates, 6(2). https://doi.org/10.2399/jmu.2016002005
Volume 6 Issue 2 (2016)
Copyright (c) 2016 Joseph Opoku-Buabeng, Seth Acquah
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Authors

  • Joseph Opoku-Buabeng
    Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana
  • Seth Acquah Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana

Objective: To determine the incidence, clinical and histopathological presentations of the paranasal sinus tumors in Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Kumasi, Ghana.

Methods: All cases of sinonasal cancers diagnosed between January 2007 and December 2012 were retrospectively reviewed.

Results: Of the 68 patients (38 males, 30 females) whose charts were reviewed, the median age was 49 (range: 14 to 84) years. The common clinical presentations were epistaxis (23%), nasal mass (20%), headache (12%), nasal blockage (12%), nasal discharge (11%), proptosis (9%), cheek swelling (8%), and epiphora (5%). The most common histopathological subtypes were squamous cell carcinoma (39.6%) and adenocarcinoma (25%).

Conclusion: Sinonasal tumors are frequent in male adults and present with epistaxis, nasal mass, blocked nose and nasal discharge, while squamous cell carcinoma remains the common histopathological type.

Keywords:

Paranasal sinus tumor clinical histopathological