[Surgery of ossifying fibroma of the sinuses].
OBJECTIVE
To explore the different surgical choices for treating the ossifying fibroma of the sinuses. To summarize the management and characteristics of each surgical operation.


METHODS
A retrospective evaluation of thirty-five patients with ossifying fibroma of the sinuses from August 1994 to July 2001 was presented.


RESULTS
Among 22 patients operated by nasal endoscopic management, complete ossifying fibroma removed was achieved in 8 cases, and the majority part of tumor removed in 14 cases. Six patients were operated through a lateral rhinotomy with radical operation in 4 cases. Five ossifying fibromas were removed with a coronal incision. Two cases underwent Caldwell-Luc' surgery. The clinical symptoms, location of ossifying fibroma, and surgical procedures were analyzed. All patients outcomes were successful, no serious complication from the surgical technique occurred. Thirty-three cases were followed-up for 1 to 8 years with an average of three and half years. Fourteen patients had no recurrence, fourteen cases lived with the remains of ossifying fibroma, and five cases recurred.


CONCLUSIONS
The choice of surgical operations on ossifying fibroma of the sinuses was mainly decided by the location of ossifying fibroma, in the meanwhile, the organ function, the cosmetology, the surgical degree of difficulty, and the doctor's experience were taken into account.
Cui
Shun-jiu
SJ
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital University of Medical Science, Beijing 100730, China. shunjiu@tom.com
Zhou
Bing
B
Han
De-ming
DM
Liu
Ming
M
Liu
Hua-chao
HC
Huang
Qian
Q
Zhang
Luo
L
Ge
Wen-tong
WT
Zhao
Xiao-tian
XT
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D018214:Fibroma, Ossifying / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies