[Low grade sinonasal adenocarcinoma].

Sinonasal adenocarcinoma is a rare neoplasm which is classified as 'intestinal' or 'nonintestinal' type, depending on its resemblance to gastrointestinal mucosa. These tumors are associated with occupational and environmental carcinogens. In this study, a fifty-year-old oil-painter male patient with a low-grade nonintestinal type sinonasal adenocarcinoma originating from the left middle concha and ethmoid sinus is presented.

Preoperative prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) colonization in patients undergoing intranasal surgery.

Background: The goal of this study was to determine the rates of carriage of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among patients undergoing intranasal surgery.

Material/methods: One hundred and sixty five patients undergoing inpatient and outpatient rhinologic surgery over a six-month period were enrolled in the study. Patients completed a short questionnaire prior to surgery.

[The incidence of allergic rhinitis in children with otitis media with effusion].

Objectives: Many factors have been implicated in the etiopathogenesis of otitis media with effusion (OME). In this study, we investigated the role of allergy and the incidence of allergic rhinitis in patients with OME.

Patients And Methods: The study included 22 children (17 boys, 5 girls; mean age 7.