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Office-based inferior turbinate reduction using bipolar cautery: Technique and results.

Am J Otolaryngol

September 2020

Tufts University School of Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 800 Washington St., Boston, MA 02111, USA. Electronic address:

Objectives: Several methods have been reported for inferior turbinate (IT) reduction. We describe office-based interstitial IT reduction using bipolar cautery and evaluate long-term efficacy.

Methods: Sixty patients with allergic and nonallergic rhinitis unresponsive to medical treatment underwent office IT reduction between January 2012 and December 2014.

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Hemangiopericytomas are soft tissue tumors composed of pericytic cells that are characterized by their "staghorn" vascular branching and their variable clinical presentation. Fifteen to 25% of all HPC occur in the head and neck, with only 5% found in the nose or paranasal sinuses. Sinonasal hemangiopericytoma (SNHPC) is considered distinct from its soft tissue counterpart - the former showing a more uniform cellular organization, has convincing pericytic differentiation and is associated with a far better prognosis.

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