Extragnathic odontogenic sinonasal myxoma with mitotic features.

Abstract

We present the first-ever documented evidence of mitotic figures in a case of sinonasal myxoma diagnosed in a 37 year-old gentleman. A 37 year-old gentleman was referred to the Otolaryngology clinic with left nasal discharge for six months. Preoperative images demonstrated obstruction of the left nasal airway with complete opacification of the left maxillary sinus, obscuration of the osteomeatal complex, as well as expansion and thinning of the medial wall of the maxillary antrum. The patient underwent diagnostic Funtional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS), therapeutic left Caldwell-Luc antrostomy, and revision FESS following recurrence. The patient was symptom-free at routine follow-up post-op. There has been much debate as to whether the absence of mitotic features in a specimen is absolutely necessary in order to confirm the diagnosis. We postulate that the presence of mitoses is an unusual diagnostic feature in extensive sinonasal myxoma.