title: [Analysis of sphenoid sinus malignant tumor misdiagnosis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the clinical characteristics, therapeutic efficacy and misdiagnosis status of sphenoid sinus malignant tumor in order to improve the diagnosis rate.
  
  
  METHODS
  Analysing and summarizing 18 patients with sphenoid sinus malignant tumor in our department from 1996 to 2005.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma is the most of sphenoid sinus malignant tumor,the second is chordocarcinoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, its clinical manifestation was headache (78%), sight alteration (50%), cranial nerve palsy (39%), nose bleed (11%); the clinical diagnosis rate was 56%.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The nasal endoscopy is the convention examination for these patients with sphenoid sinus malignant tumor whose imageology diagnosis is of limitation.
authors: Department of Otolaryngology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, China. XYQYZ@medmail.com.cn
authors: Yuanzheng
authors: Y
authors: Qiu
authors: Wenbin
authors: W
authors: Ai
authors: Jianyun
authors: J
authors: Xiao
authors: Yongquan
authors: Y
authors: Tian
authors: Suping
authors: S
authors: Zhao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus / Q000473:pathology*