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M F Rapp

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PubMed1992

Comments on functional endoscopic sinus surgery.

A brief comment on functional endoscopic sinus surgery with the result of 208 cases were presented. It was stressed that all sinus patients must have very intensive conservative management, much longer than previously thought, before functional endoscopic sinus surgery should be employed. Functional endoscopic sinus surgery is a vastly superior method of surgically treating the paranasal sinuses. It is based on the principles of reestablishing normal physiology of the sinus mucosa. It affords an excellent basis for removal of disease, establishing natural drainage, aeration and restoration of normal physiology.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1991

Obstructing nasopharyngeal teratoma in the neonate. A report of two cases.

True teratomas of the nasopharynx are rare tumors of the newborn. Surgical resection is the treatment of choice. We describe two patients with this entity. The first patient has undergone follow-up for over 10 years, while the second patient was evaluated with fine-needle aspiration and magnetic resonance imaging. The advantages of these studies and alternate surgical techniques are discussed. Of interest is the fact that both patients may have had central nervous system abnormalities.

Child↗
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Fine needle aspiration diagnosis of a nasopharyngeal teratoma.

A newborn presented with airway obstruction due to a large nasopharyngeal mass extending into the oropharynx. A diagnosis of teratoma was made by transoral fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy and confirmed by subsequent histologic studies. The cytologic features of nasopharyngeal teratoma are presented, and the diagnostic utility of FNA biopsy in evaluating such lesions is discussed.

Biopsy, Needle↗