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Sphenochoanal polyp with heterotopic glial tissue

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 November 2006

D R Nayak ,
K Pujary ,
M Valiathan ,
P Parul  and
A Kamat
D R Nayak
Affiliation:
Department of ENT–Head and Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College and Hospital, Manipal, India
K Pujary
Affiliation:
Department of ENT–Head and Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College and Hospital, Manipal, India
M Valiathan
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College and Hospital, Manipal, India
P Parul
Affiliation:
Department of ENT–Head and Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College and Hospital, Manipal, India
A Kamat
Affiliation:
Department of ENT–Head and Neck Surgery, Kasturba Medical College and Hospital, Manipal, India
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Abstract

An isolated polyp arising from the sphenoid sinus is rare. Due to the presence of important structures adjacent to the sphenoid sinus, a proper pre-operative radiological and nasal endoscopic evaluation is mandatory, along with a neurological and ophthalmological assessment. We report the case of a 23-year-old man with a sphenochoanal polyp with heterotopic glial tissue in the stroma. A Medline search did not reveal any previously reported cases of glial tissue in the sphenoid sinus presenting as a sphenochoanal polyp.

Keywords

Sphenoid SinusGliaNasal PolypsEndoscopic Surgical Procedures
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 121 , Issue 3 , March 2007 , pp. 274 - 276
Copyright
2006 JLO (1984) Limited

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