title: Management of Frontal Sinus Tumors.
abstract: The most common primary tumors of the frontal sinus are osteomas and inverted papillomas, although a variety of other tumors involving this space have been reported. With the advent of new surgical techniques and instrumentation, an endoscopic approach to this region has become feasible. The preoperative assessment and decision making must take into account the complexity of frontal sinus anatomy, tumor type, tumor location, and associated attachments. These procedures allow adequate visualization, tumor removal, and postoperative monitoring, and preserve fairly normal sinus function. Open techniques may also be required and should be in the surgeon's armamentarium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 170 Manning Drive, CB #7070, Physician's Office Building, Room G-190, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7070, USA.
authors.forename: Anne Morgan
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Selleck
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 170 Manning Drive, CB #7070, Physician's Office Building, Room G-190, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7070, USA.
authors.forename: Dipan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 170 Manning Drive, CB #7070, Physician's Office Building, Room G-190, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7070, USA.
authors.forename: Brian D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Thorp
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 170 Manning Drive, CB #7070, Physician's Office Building, Room G-190, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7070, USA.
authors.forename: Charles S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Ebert
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 170 Manning Drive, CB #7070, Physician's Office Building, Room G-190, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7070, USA; Department of Neurosurgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 170 Manning Drive, CB #7070, Physician's Office Building, Room G-190, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7070, USA. Electronic address: adam_zanation@med.unc.edu.
authors.forename: Adam M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Zanation
mesh_terms: D003657:Decision Making; D019468:Disease Management; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005626:Frontal Sinus / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D059747:Nasal Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D010016:Osteoma / Q000601:surgery*; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012008:Recurrence
keywords: Draf III; Draf IIb; Endoscopic; Frontal sinus; Sinonasal malignancy; Tumor