title: Inverted papilloma of nose with orbital involvement and malignant transformation.
abstract: We report two cases of inverted papilloma of nose with malignant transformation and orbital involvement in 60 year and 73 year male patients from Nepal. Medial maxillectomy and orbital exenteration were done in both cases. Histo- pathological examination showed areas of squamous cell carcinoma in inverted papilloma in both of the cases.The dilemma of diagnosis and treatment is discussed with review of literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology and Head, Neck Surgery, B.P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
authors.forename: Ashok Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Jha
authors.forename: Arun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goyal
authors.forename: Satyendra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Sanjib
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Upadhyay
authors.forename: Subhash Chandra
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: Shatrughan Prasad
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Sah
keywords: Inverted papilloma; malignant transformation; nose; orbital involvement