Reporter Tai Xuechao
A few days ago, a 70-year-old woman often had headaches and found out that the cause was a tumor in her nose. After the cause was identified by Haici Medical Group, the tumor was successfully resected by nasal endoscopy under general anesthesia. The patient recovered and was discharged from the hospital one week after the operation.
A 70-year-old man often has headaches, but it’s not a cold. He underwent a sinus CT scan at Haici Medical Group and found that the left ethmoid sinus was high. dense tumor. Liu Shenglin, director of the Department of Otolaryngology, made a detailed physical examination and clarified the scope of the lesion: the tumor reached the base of the skull, extended to the orbit, and then protruded into the sphenoid sinus cavity through the anterior wall of the sphenoid sinus. The operation was risky and difficult.
Liu Shenglin introduced that osteoma is a relatively common benign tumor of the nasal cavity and sinuses. The sinuses are divided into maxillary sinus, ethmoid sinus, frontal sinus and sphenoid sinus. Ethmoid sinus osteoma usually presents with pain or dull pain in the ethmoid sinus, especially when the bone pain is exacerbated during exercise, and it is impossible to sleep when symptoms occur at night. Ethmoid sinus osteoma In the case of further development, it is easy to compress the cribriform plate to cause exophthalmos and cause diplopia. In severe cases, blindness may occur, and some central nervous system lesions may occur, such as severe headache and dizziness. In the case of visual impairment, it is easy to affect the normal life, and it will also cause a certain amount of mental pressure. If the central nervous system is involved, it may also affect life in severe cases. Therefore, when ethmoid sinus osteoma causes symptoms, seek medical attention in time.
Finally, Director Liu Shenglin’s team successfully removed the tumor of the left ethmoid sinus and sphenoid sinus under general anesthesia through nasal endoscopy. During the operation, the tumor was hard and the tumor size was about 4cm*3.5cm. The patient recovered one week after the operation. discharge.
Experts remind that the cause of headache may also be related to the nose. Therefore, for long-term nasal congestion and headache, it is recommended to perform nasal endoscopy and sinus CT examination. Do not self-medicate, you must go to the hospital in time to find out the cause, and symptomatic treatment is the key.