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Polypoid sinus degeneration

MedGen UID:
56373
•Concept ID:
C0155822
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Polypoid Sinus Degeneration; Woakes' ethmoiditis; Woakes' syndrome
SNOMED CT: Polypoid sinus degeneration (26808007); Woakes' syndrome (26808007); Woakes' ethmoiditis (26808007)

Definition

Recurrent nasal polyps with subsequent destruction of the nasal pyramid. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVPolypoid sinus degeneration

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Polypoid degeneration of the nasal sinuses; complications and management.
WINBORN CD
Tex State J Med 1956 Dec;52(12):851-3. PMID: 13391756

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Expressions of MMP2, MMP9, and TIMP-1 in the inflammatory cells of nasal polyps: granulocytes, monocytes, and mast cells.
Bayar Muluk N, Arikan OK, Atasoy P, Kilic R, Tuna Yalcinozan E
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2023 Jun;27(4 Suppl):6-20. doi: 10.26355/eurrev_202306_32726. PMID: 37350687
Randomized controlled trial of steroid-soaked absorbable calcium alginate nasal packing following endoscopic sinus surgery.
Hwang CS, Al Sharhan SS, Kim BR, Kim SI, Kim JW, Cho HJ, Yoon JH, Kim CH
Laryngoscope 2018 Feb;128(2):311-316. Epub 2017 Sep 22 doi: 10.1002/lary.26871. PMID: 28940582
Frontal sinus stents.
Freeman SB, Blom ED
Laryngoscope 2000 Jul;110(7):1179-82. doi: 10.1097/00005537-200007000-00021. PMID: 10892692
A-mode diagnostic ultrasound of maxillary sinuses: possibilities and limitations.
Mladina R, Risavi R, Branica S, Heinzel B
Rhinology 1994 Dec;32(4):179-83. PMID: 7701225

Diagnosis

Polypoid degeneration of the middle turbinate mucocele mimicking intranasal neoplasia.
Yasan H, Doğru H, Tüz M, Yeşildağ A, Karahan N
J Otolaryngol 2005 Jun;34(3):207-9. doi: 10.2310/7070.2005.03108. PMID: 16089228
A-mode diagnostic ultrasound of maxillary sinuses: possibilities and limitations.
Mladina R, Risavi R, Branica S, Heinzel B
Rhinology 1994 Dec;32(4):179-83. PMID: 7701225
Incidence of allergic rhinitis in children.
Filiaci F, Lucarelli N, Zardo F, Ralli G
Rhinology 1983 Mar;21(1):13-9. PMID: 6857100
Nasal polyposis with stromal atypia. Review of follow-up study of 14 cases.
Compagno J, Hyams VJ, Lepore ML
Arch Pathol Lab Med 1976 Apr;100(4):224-6. PMID: 183625

Therapy

Randomized controlled trial of steroid-soaked absorbable calcium alginate nasal packing following endoscopic sinus surgery.
Hwang CS, Al Sharhan SS, Kim BR, Kim SI, Kim JW, Cho HJ, Yoon JH, Kim CH
Laryngoscope 2018 Feb;128(2):311-316. Epub 2017 Sep 22 doi: 10.1002/lary.26871. PMID: 28940582
Polypoid degeneration of the nasal sinuses; complications and management.
WINBORN CD
Tex State J Med 1956 Dec;52(12):851-3. PMID: 13391756

Prognosis

Frontal sinus stents.
Freeman SB, Blom ED
Laryngoscope 2000 Jul;110(7):1179-82. doi: 10.1097/00005537-200007000-00021. PMID: 10892692

Clinical prediction guides

Randomized controlled trial of steroid-soaked absorbable calcium alginate nasal packing following endoscopic sinus surgery.
Hwang CS, Al Sharhan SS, Kim BR, Kim SI, Kim JW, Cho HJ, Yoon JH, Kim CH
Laryngoscope 2018 Feb;128(2):311-316. Epub 2017 Sep 22 doi: 10.1002/lary.26871. PMID: 28940582

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