Nose and paranasal sinuses tumors are rare but their clinical signs and
symptom,s are nonspecific and their diagnosis usually established with
delay. The purpose of this study was determination of epidemiological
status of these tumors in Hamadan.
Patients’ records in Hamadan hospitals’ file were reviewed from 1991 to
1998 retrospectively.
Over all, 44 patients with these tumors were evaluated. In 81.4% nasal
cavity and in 15.9% maxillary sinus were original site of tumor. Chief
complaints in decreasing order of frequency were epistaxis , unilateral
nasal obstruction , pain in the region of face and nose and rhinorrhea . The
most common malignant and benign tumors were S.C.C and hemangioma
respectively.
The results indicated that physicians must be more careful regarding the
clinical sign and symptoms of these tumors and in the case of clinical
suspicion refer them for complete evaluation.
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