Head and Neck Imaging - Case Report

Sinonasal schwannoma of the middle turbinate

10.4261/1305-3825.DIR.1710-08.1

  • Esra Meltem Kayahan Ulu
  • Özcan Çakmak
  • Fuldem Yıldırım Dönmez
  • Fuat Büyüklü
  • Belma Çevik
  • Volkan Akdoğan
  • Mehmet Coşkun

Received Date: 07.02.2008 Accepted Date: 09.07.2008 Diagn Interv Radiol 2010;16(2):129-131

Paranasal schwannomas are uncommon lesions, representing less than 4% of all head and neck schwannomas. They give rise to nonspecific symptoms such as nasal obstruction, epistaxis, and anosmia. Imaging features are generally nonspecific. Here, we present the radiologic features of a benign schwannoma of the middle turbinate with dural invasion in a 71-year-old woman.

Keywords: schwannoma , radiology , paranasal sinuses