JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc
March 2023
Unlabelled: Adenomatoid odontogenic tumour is a rare benign, odontogenic tumour with uncertain histogenesis. Whether it is a hamartoma or a neoplasm is still a controversial topic. It is usually associated with an unerupted maxillary canine.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Allergic rhinitis is a common ailment with rising trend and worldwide prevalence of some 400 million.
Methods: This prospective randomized crosssectional study was done at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Tribhuvan University, Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal from June 2016 to August 2017. They were randomly assigned to two groups by lottery method.
Rhinosporidiosis is a chronic granulomatous disease affecting the mucous membrane primarily and is caused by an aquatic protistan parasite. The nose is the most common site of involvement and is seen in 83.3% cases, followed by ocular involvement in 11.
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February 2018
Background: Meningioma is a central nervous system tumor that typically arises in proximity to meninges. Extracranial primary atypical meningioma of sinonasal tract is a rare one.
Methods: We discuss the clinical, radiological, and histological presentation of an elderly female with primary atypical meningioma of the nasal cavity, which was excised via endoscopic endonasal approach.
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc
March 2019
Introduction: Sinonasal polyposis is one of the commonest causes of nasal obstruction. Surgical management is treatment of choice. Microdebrider offers more advantage to conventional instruments.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA case of Oncocytoma of maxillary sinus in a 73 years old female is reported along with a brief review of literature. To the best of our knowledge this extremely rare tumor is the first of its kind reported in Nepal. Literature review has revealed only four such cases originating from maxillary sinus.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOtomycosis is a not-uncommon clinical problem encountered in our otolaryngology practice. We report 100 diagnoses (107 ears) of otomycosis, of which, on microbiological examination, 87 specimens (81.3%) showed positive fungal cultures.
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