title: Endoscopic endonasal approach for the treatment of benign schwannoma of the sinonasal tract and pterygopalatine fossa.
abstract: Schwannomas are tumors that rarely involve the sinonasal tract or the pterygopalatinefossa. Three cases of benign schwannomas originating in the nasal cavity, the nasal-ethmoid, and the pterygopalatine fossa are reported. Surgical treatment is considered the treatment of choice to achieve long-term success. In this study, the effectiveness of the endoscopic endonasal approach is outlined for the diagnosis and treatment of these benign tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University of Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Ernesto
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pasquini
authors.forename: Vittorio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sciarretta
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Farneti
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ippolito
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mazzatenta
authors.forename: Giorgio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Frank
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000601:surgery*; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed