Symptoms of Sinus Tumors for ENT Doctor Diagnosis
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Symptoms of Sinus Tumors for ENT Doctor Diagnosis
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Most nasal and sinus tumors are benign or non-cancerous and do not spread to other parts of the body. Benign tumors are not harmful unless they grow large enough to encroach and disrupt other important anatomic structures. Malignant tumors of the nasal cavity and sinuses are rare but often aggressive. Therefore, early detection of a nasal and sinus tumor is important to allow for removal before they have an opportunity to spread to other important nearby anatomic structures such as the eye and the brain.
Treasure Valley Nasal and Sinus Center provides the latest, minimally invasive techniques to diagnose, treat, and remove sinonasal or pituitary tumors (tumors of the nose, sinus, or pituitary gland).
Symptoms of sinus tumors include:
Treasure Valley Nasal and Sinus Center provides the latest, minimally invasive techniques to diagnose, treat, and remove sinonasal or pituitary tumors (tumors of the nose, sinus, or pituitary gland).
Symptoms of sinus tumors include:
- Usually one sided persistent Nasal Congestion
- Pain Above, Below, or Between the Eyes (similar to a sinus headache)
- Post-nasal Drip (when fluid drains from the sinuses down the throat)
- Frequent Nosebleeds in Adults
- Reduced or Lost Sense of Smell (called hyposmia or anosmia, respectively)
- Numbness or Pain in the Face
- Recurrent Ear Infections and/or Difficulty Hearing
