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Who Gets Pott ’ s Puffy Tumor?
Discussion Pott’s puffy tumor (PPT) was first described by Sir Percivall Pott in 1775 and who also described other orthopaedic and oncological diseases subsequently named for him. “It is a subperiosteal abscess of the anterior wall of the frontal sinus associated with underlying frontal osteomyelitis.” The tender edema and swelling of the forehead is the sign of PPT. Associated fever, headache, and rhinorrhea along with similar problems such as postnasal drip or nasal congestion are common. Associated ophthalmological problems include peri-orbital or eyelid edema and/or preseptal cellulitis. Ptosis and di...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - March 1, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news

Malignant and Benign Sinonasal Paragangliomas
ConclusionSinonasal paragangliomas are frequently malignant. If malignant, they are very aggressive, with rapid local spread as well as high metastatic potential despite surgical resection; and they have a poor prognosis. Malignancy cannot be diagnosed on histology, but only on the basis of clinical behavior. Intracranial metastasis is commonly expected. Long‐term follow‐up, with particular emphasis put on the intracranial structures, is mandatory as recurrences or metastasis may occur even after a long time interval. Level of Evidence4. Laryngoscope, 2012
Source: The Laryngoscope - January 31, 2013 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Konstantinos Papaspyrou, Hans‐Juergen Welkoborsky, Haralampos Gouveris, Wolf J. Mann Tags: Allergy/Rhinology Source Type: research