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Benign neoplasm of maxillary sinus

MedGen UID:
138024
•Concept ID:
C0345666
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: benign maxillary antrum neoplasm; benign maxillary antrum tumor; benign maxillary antrum tumour; Benign Maxillary Sinus Neoplasm; benign maxillary sinus neoplasm; Benign Maxillary Sinus Tumor; benign maxillary sinus tumor; benign maxillary sinus tumour; benign maxillofacial sinus neoplasm; benign maxillofacial sinus tumor; benign maxillofacial sinus tumour; benign neoplasm of maxillary antrum; Benign Neoplasm of Maxillary Sinus; benign neoplasm of maxillary sinus; benign neoplasm of maxillofacial sinus; benign neoplasm of the maxillary antrum; Benign Neoplasm of the Maxillary Sinus; benign neoplasm of the maxillary sinus; benign neoplasm of the maxillofacial sinus; Benign tumor of maxillary antrum; benign tumor of maxillary antrum; Benign tumor of maxillary sinus; Benign Tumor of Maxillary Sinus; benign tumor of maxillary sinus; benign tumor of maxillofacial sinus; benign tumor of the maxillary antrum; Benign Tumor of the Maxillary Sinus; benign tumor of the maxillary sinus; benign tumor of the maxillofacial sinus; benign tumour of maxillary antrum; benign tumour of maxillary sinus; benign tumour of maxillofacial sinus; benign tumour of the maxillary antrum; benign tumour of the maxillary sinus; benign tumour of the maxillofacial sinus; maxillary sinus benign neoplasm
SNOMED CT: Benign tumor of maxillary antrum (92211008); Benign tumor of maxillary sinus (92211008); Benign neoplasm of maxillary sinus (92211008)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0021484

Definition

A neoplasm that arises from the maxillary sinus and is characterized by the absence of atypical or malignant cytological and architectural features, and absence of invasive features or metastatic potential. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVBenign neoplasm of maxillary sinus

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The contemporary management of cancers of the sinonasal tract in adults.
Thawani R, Kim MS, Arastu A, Feng Z, West MT, Taflin NF, Thein KZ, Li R, Geltzeiler M, Lee N, Fuller CD, Grandis JR, Floudas CS, Heinrich MC, Hanna E, Chandra RA
CA Cancer J Clin 2023 Jan;73(1):72-112. Epub 2022 Aug 2 doi: 10.3322/caac.21752. PMID: 35916666Free PMC Article
Clinical management of emerging sinonasal malignancies.
Contrera KJ, Woody NM, Rahman M, Sindwani R, Burkey BB
Head Neck 2020 Aug;42(8):2202-2212. Epub 2020 Mar 25 doi: 10.1002/hed.26150. PMID: 32212360
Induction Chemotherapy Response as a Guide for Treatment Optimization in Sinonasal Undifferentiated Carcinoma.
Amit M, Abdelmeguid AS, Watcherporn T, Takahashi H, Tam S, Bell D, Ferrarotto R, Glisson B, Kupferman ME, Roberts DB, Su SY, Raza SM, DeMonte F, Hanna EY
J Clin Oncol 2019 Feb 20;37(6):504-512. Epub 2019 Jan 7 doi: 10.1200/JCO.18.00353. PMID: 30615549Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

High-Grade Sinonasal Carcinoma: Classification Through Molecular Profiling.
Guilmette J, Sadow PM
Arch Pathol Lab Med 2019 Nov;143(11):1416-1419. Epub 2019 Feb 19 doi: 10.5858/arpa.2018-0224-RS. PMID: 30779592Free PMC Article
Squamous cell carcinoma associated with inverted papilloma of the maxillary sinus: our experience with 21 patients.
Yu MS, Lim WS, Lee BJ, Chung YS
Clin Otolaryngol 2017 Oct;42(5):1048-1052. Epub 2017 Jan 9 doi: 10.1111/coa.12804. PMID: 27930867
Organized hematoma of maxillary sinus mimicking malignant neoplasm in a patient following chemoradiotherapy.
Chiang TY, Chen MK
J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2008 Apr;37(2):E42-5. PMID: 19137656
Esthesioneuroblastoma.
Lochrin C
Med Pediatr Oncol 1989;17(5):433-8. doi: 10.1002/mpo.2950170515. PMID: 2796860
Cancer of the maxillary sinus. An analysis of 108 cases.
Tabb HG, Barranco SJ
Laryngoscope 1971 Jun;81(6):818-27. doi: 10.1288/00005537-197106000-00002. PMID: 5091316

Diagnosis

Intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia (Masson's tumor) of maxillary sinus.
Voruz F, Arnoux G, Serex CA, de Vito C, Landis BN
Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 2022 Jan-Feb;88(1):141-145. Epub 2020 Dec 9 doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2020.11.007. PMID: 33349593Free PMC Article
Endoscopic View of Maxillary Sinus Cysts Viewed Through an Accessory Maxillary Ostium.
Yanagisawa E, Mirante JP, Christmas DA
Ear Nose Throat J 2021 Sep;100(5_suppl):431S-432S. Epub 2019 Oct 30 doi: 10.1177/0145561319882580. PMID: 31663366
Nose and sinus tumours: red flags and referral.
Slinger CA, McGarry GW
Br J Gen Pract 2018 May;68(670):247-248. doi: 10.3399/bjgp18X696137. PMID: 29700039Free PMC Article
Giant-cell reparative granuloma.
Palacios E, Valvassori G
Ear Nose Throat J 2000 Sep;79(9):688. PMID: 11011486
Maxillary sinus malignancy.
Schechter GL, Ogura JH
Laryngoscope 1972 May;82(5):796-806. doi: 10.1288/00005537-197205000-00005. PMID: 4337402

Therapy

Epidemiology of Odontogenic Sinusitis.
Tröltzsch M
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2024 Dec;57(6):919-926. Epub 2024 Aug 13 doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2024.07.001. PMID: 39142997
Induction Chemotherapy Response as a Guide for Treatment Optimization in Sinonasal Undifferentiated Carcinoma.
Amit M, Abdelmeguid AS, Watcherporn T, Takahashi H, Tam S, Bell D, Ferrarotto R, Glisson B, Kupferman ME, Roberts DB, Su SY, Raza SM, DeMonte F, Hanna EY
J Clin Oncol 2019 Feb 20;37(6):504-512. Epub 2019 Jan 7 doi: 10.1200/JCO.18.00353. PMID: 30615549Free PMC Article
New Onset of Blurred Vision and Floaters.
Zhu AY, Channa R
JAMA Ophthalmol 2019 Feb 1;137(2):224-225. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2018.4511. PMID: 30520974
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
Maxillary sinus.
Waite DE
Dent Clin North Am 1971 Apr;15(2):349-68. PMID: 5278927

Prognosis

Sinonasal Undifferentiated Carcinoma.
Abdelmeguid AS, Bell D, Hanna EY
Curr Oncol Rep 2019 Feb 26;21(3):26. doi: 10.1007/s11912-019-0776-4. PMID: 30806835
Sinonasal Ameloblastoma.
Barrena BG, Phillips BJ, Moran KJ, Betz SJ
Head Neck Pathol 2019 Jun;13(2):247-250. Epub 2018 May 30 doi: 10.1007/s12105-018-0933-3. PMID: 29846904Free PMC Article
Primary maxillary sinus lymphoma.
Liu B, Dong L, Shi W, Lv J, Guo L, Liu M
QJM 2018 Feb 1;111(2):119-120. doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcx226. PMID: 29186580
Esthesioneuroblastoma.
Lochrin C
Med Pediatr Oncol 1989;17(5):433-8. doi: 10.1002/mpo.2950170515. PMID: 2796860
Neoplasia of the nose and sinuses.
Pointon RC
J Laryngol Otol 1969 May;83(5):407-15. doi: 10.1017/s0022215100070511. PMID: 4976524

Clinical prediction guides

Long-term outcomes of modern multidisciplinary management of sinonasal cancers: The M. D. Anderson experience.
Bahig H, Ehab HY, Garden AS, Ng SP, Frank SJ, Nguyen T, Gunn GB, Rosenthal DI, Fuller CD, Ferrarotto R, Bell D, Su S, Phan J
Head Neck 2023 Jul;45(7):1692-1703. Epub 2023 May 10 doi: 10.1002/hed.27381. PMID: 37165701
Maxillary Sinus Floor Infiltration: Results From a Series of 118 Maxillary Sinus Cancers.
Arosio AD, Turri-Zanoni M, Sileo G, Tirloni M, Volpi L, Lambertoni A, Margherini S, Mercuri A, Battaglia P, Cherubino M, Castelnuovo P, Bignami M
Laryngoscope 2022 Jan;132(1):26-35. Epub 2021 Jun 22 doi: 10.1002/lary.29697. PMID: 34156096
Elective neck dissection for T3/T4 cN0 sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma.
Crawford KL, Jafari A, Qualliotine JR, Stuart E, DeConde AS, Califano JA, Orosco RK
Head Neck 2020 Dec;42(12):3655-3662. Epub 2020 Aug 24 doi: 10.1002/hed.26418. PMID: 32830895
Involvement of the maxillary sinus in bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw: Radiologic aspects.
Wasserzug O, Kaffe I, Lazarovici TS, Weissman T, Yahalom R, Fliss DM, Yarom N
Am J Rhinol Allergy 2017 Jan 1;31(1):36-39. doi: 10.2500/ajra.2017.31.4395. PMID: 28234151
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

Recent systematic reviews

Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Cancer: Diagnosis and Treatment.
Jakimovska F, Stojkovski I, Kjosevska E
Curr Oncol Rep 2024 Sep;26(9):1057-1069. Epub 2024 Jun 27 doi: 10.1007/s11912-024-01566-x. PMID: 38935225
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
A Systematic Review of Definitive Treatment for Inverted Papilloma Attachment Site and Associations With Recurrence.
Trent MS, Goshtasbi K, Hui L, Stuyt JAG, Adappa ND, Palmer JN, Kuan EC
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2022 Sep;167(3):425-433. Epub 2021 Oct 12 doi: 10.1177/01945998211051975. PMID: 34637363
Sinus Radiological Findings in General Asymptomatic Populations: A Systematic Review of Incidental Mucosal Changes.
Razi B, Perkovic A, Alvarado R, Stroud A, Ho J, Kalish LH, Campbell RG, Sacks R, Harvey RJ
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2022 Jul;167(1):16-24. Epub 2021 Aug 3 doi: 10.1177/01945998211035097. PMID: 34340618
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

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