Surgical Treatment of Maxillary Antrum Neoplasms

Paranasal sinus cancers comprise about 0.3% of all cancers and 80% of these lesions arise in the maxillary sinus. A masquerading primary sinus tumour represents a therapeutic challenge as most patients with maxillary antrum cancer are diagnosed with advanced disease. However, distant metastases rarely occur. We examined the clinical outcome of patients with antrum neoplasms. Medical records were obtained for all patients diagnosed with a sinus malignancy between July 2009 and January 2014. During this period, 41 patients with maxillary tumours were treated, among which 9 patients received a maxillectomy. There were 21 male and 20 female patients. All patients underwent computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging. The most common complications were postoperative epistaxis and swallowing difficulty. The treatment of maxillary antrum tumours is complicated and needs advancements to improve early presentation, timely diagnosis, and better management outcomes. Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr Elham Hazeim Abdulkareem, BDS, MSc, PhD, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, College of Dentistry, University of Anbar, Street: Ceramic, P.O. Box 55431, Baghdad 55 Ramadi, Iraq; E-mail: elham.hazima@gmail.com Received 24 February, 2018 Accepted 1 April, 2018 The authors report no conflict of interest. © 2018 by Mutaz B. Habal, MD.

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