title: Cholesteatoma of the nose and maxillary and ethmoid sinuses: a rare complication of palatal surgery.
abstract: A 10-year-old boy presented with a complaint of a left-sided nasal obstruction with an associated foul-smelling discharge. Physical examination and anterior rhinoscopy revealed that a whitish, friable mass had completely filled the left nasal cavity. On computed tomography, a soft-tissue mass was seen filling the cavity and extending to the paranasal sinuses with bone erosion. A biopsy of the mass suggested that it represented a cholesteatoma. The lesion was removed via nasal endoscopy, and histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of a cholesteatoma. No recurrence was noted during 6 months of follow-up. Cholesteatoma of the paranasal sinuses is a rare entity, as only a few dozen cases have been reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, Victoria Hospital and Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, No 716, 10th Cross, 5th Main, MC Layout, Vijayangar, Bangalore 560 040, Karnataka, India. drbviswanatha@yahoo.co.in.
authors.forename: Borlingegowda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Viswanatha
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002781:Cholesteatoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008444:Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery