Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) seldom presents only as acute visual loss without any other abdomen or systemic symptoms. Sinonasal area, besides, is an extremely rare metastatic site for HCC as well. We reported a rare case of a 69-year-old male, presenting initially with of left eye rapid vision loss, and the sinonasal mass lesion was found two months later when he had left epistaxis attacked....

BACKGROUND Immunoglobulin G4 (IgG4) related sclerosing disease (rSD) is a new disease entity, first described in 2001, that involves autoimmune pancreatitis. Considered a systemic disease with lesions described in multiple organ systems, IgG4-rSD that affects the sinonasal region is rare. Our goal was to highlight the sinonasal presentation of this unique disease and to review previously report...

abstract background: invasive fungal infection is an opportunistic infection caused commonly by mucoraccae and aspergillus. it mostly occurs in patients with underlying disease. since it has a high mortality and morbidity rate, considering a treatment strategy seems necessary.   objective: since there has not been a clear protocol for treating these patients, we decided to establish a protocol ...

This review presents the evidence that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with significant sinonasal symptoms, inflammation and airway obstruction. Upper airway symptoms in COPD cause impairment to quality of life. The severity of upper airway involvement relates to that present in the lower airway, suggesting that the nose may be used to model the lung in COPD. More imp...

Objectives The endoscopic technique in transnasal skull base surgery offers optimal visualization and free manipulation in the surgical field. However, it may cause approach-related sinonasal injury, influencing patients' quality of life (QOL). To minimize rhinological morbidity without restrictions in surgical manipulation and tumor resection, we introduced the unilateral transethmoidal-parase...

BACKGROUND Adenocarcinoma is a rare tumor of the sinonasal tract. The purpose of this study was to characterize a single institution's experience with this malignancy. METHODS Retrospective review was performed of patients with adenocarcinoma of the sinonasal tract from 1993 to 2009. Demographic data, disease presentation, treatment, and survival rates were collected and evaluated. RESULTS ...

celiac disease (cd) is an immune-mediated disorder resulting in nutrient malabsorption now thought to have a prevalence of 1:100 in the iranian population.symptoms of cd are included diarrhea, abdominal pain, steatorrhea, bloating, cramps, flatulence, weight loss, weakness and short stature. in addition to presenting symptoms, patients are also at increased risk of metabolic bone disease, lymph...

Introduction: Sinonasal mucormycosis is an invasive fungal rhinosinusitis which rapidly involves orbits and brain either by direct extension or angioinvasion. Uncontrolled diabetics immunocompromised patients are prone for this infection. The rapidity of severity symptoms morbidity infection warrant earliest diagnosis appropriate management. This research work will be helpful in comparing sinon...

Sinonasal melanoma is a rare disease with limited data regarding its optimal treatment. It is an aggressive disease with up to 60% of patients developing local recurrence or distant metastases in the first 24 months after treatment. We report a case of sinonasal melanoma involving the skull base which was treated by endoscopic anterior craniofacial resection together with brachytherapy postoper...