Table 1 Matrix for organizing findings in 14 cases found in literature [8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21].
| Â | Age | F/M | Ethnic origin | Medical history | Clinical presentation | Endoscopic aspect | CT scan aspect | Surgical technique | Preoperative finding | Macroscopic aspect | Histological aspect | Postoperative follow-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sinha SN et al. (1980) [8] | 10 | M | Indian | No allergy, injury, epistaxis, or any other disorder | Nasal obstruction (2 years). Signs of sinus congestion and infection (3 months) | Solitary bluish mass, attached to middle meatus | On X-ray, both antrums were blurry. | Polypectomy | Septum straight Choanae filled with polyps | Bluish mass | Inflammatory polyp | Not mentioned |
Myatt HM et al. (1996) [9] | 12 | F | English | No allergy, no asthma, no other symptoms | Nasal obstruction + rhinorrhea (3 months) | Mass asymmetrical, left bigger in size | CT scan coronal section: quasi-total opacification of sinuses with liquid air levels | Tumor resection through FESS | The polyps were coming from the maxillary meatus into the nasal cavities, to the choanae. | Polyps | Inflammatory benign polyp | 3 months without signs of recurrence |
Basu et al. (2001) [10] | 12 | F | Indian | No allergy, no asthma, no other symptoms | Nasal obstruction and lump in throat (3 months) | Polyps, asymmetrical, right one bigger in size | CT scan: Mixte density mass, into nasal cavities and choanae, osteomeatal complexes widened | Caldwell-luck technic: Tumor resection and denudation of maxillary sinus walls | Polypoid maxillary sinus, cavities, polyp going to nasal cavities and choanae | Polyps | Inflammatory polyp | 6 months |
Jmeian S et al. (2006) [11] | 6 | F | Jordanian | No allergies | Nasal obstruction | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Benign polyp | 6 months, no recurrence. |
Yilmaz et al. (2007) [12] | 24 | F | Turkish | Â | Nasal obstruction, and oral mass | Bilateral greyish polypoid masses | CT identified soft tissue masses filling the maxillary sinuses and extending through the middle meatus into the choanae on both sides | FESS | Polyps passed through enlarged natural ostia of the maxillary sinuses on both sides | Greyish polypoid masses | Benign inflammatory nasal polyp for both lesions | No recurrence was observed in a 12-month follow-up period. |
Konstantinidis I et al. (2008) [13] | 49 | F | German | Â | Nasal obstruction | Â | Â | FESS | Â | Â | Benign | No 6 months |
Sousa W et al. (2011) [14] | 37 | M | Brazilian | No allergies, asthma, or any other symptom | Nasal obstruction for 4 years | Polypoid tumor emerging from each maxillary sinus through widened ostia and extending to the nasopharynx | Computed tomography of the paranasal sinuses showed that the maxillary sinuses were filled with soft tissue density material that reached the nasal cavity and the choanae. The other sinuses were normally aerated. | Caldwell-Luc approach and FESS | Single cystic tumor that was implanted on the lateral wall | Cystic polypoid tumors | Benign | No 6 months |
Singhal P et al. (2011) [15] | 32 | F | Indian | No allergies | Nasal obstruction for 2 years, exacerbation in last 3 months Headache in last 6 months | Â | Mass in maxillary sinuses, widening of maxillary ostea, mass filling choanae | FESS | No anatomical variation, polyps coming from middle meatus, filling nasal cavities into choanae | White polyps, glossy surface | Benign polyps | None mentioned |
Sabino HA et al. (2014) [14] | 48 | M | Brazilian | No atopy, no ontological complaints, no headaches, no cacosmia, no asthma Allergy to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory | Nasal obstruction for the last 30 years, bilateral, worse on the left side | Polypoid mass completely occluding nasal cavities, and going to the choanae Enlarged ostiomeatal complex | CT scan of sinuses: disclosed soft tissue masses on both nasal cavities, bilateral enlargement of ostiomeatal complex | FESS | Single large polypoid mass, in each nostril, coming from the medial wall of the maxillary sinus. Right conchae bullosa, edema and fluid retention in anterior and posterior ethmoid cells | Polypoid lesion | Polypoid lesion, inflammatory | 4 months postoperatively, no recurrence |
Oner F et al. (2015) [17] | 20 | M | Turkish | Headache and pressure in the face for 6 months | Â | Cystic fibroid mass protruding from middle meatus into the nasal cavity, and into the choanae, bilaterally | CT scan of sinuses: opacification of maxillary sinuses, and the presence of a mass protruding through middle meatus into choanae | FESS | The mass originated from the maxillary ostia to the choanae, bilaterally. | Cystic polypoid lesion | Benign polyp | None cited |
Chodankar S et al (2015) [18] | 57 | M | Indian | No history of asthma or allergy, no history of bleeding or any other sign | Bilateral nasal obstruction for the last 3 years. Increasing in symptoms in the last 3 months | Â | CT scan showed mass through maxillary ostia to nasal cavities, into the choanae. Widening of ostio meatal complex was noticed. | FESS | Mass from middle ostia to the nasal cavities and into choanae | Mass polypoid, glossy surface | Inflammatory nasal polyp | None cited |
Alashoura AS, et al. (2016) [19] | 62 | M | Saudi Arabian | No allergies, headache, sinusitis, epistaxis, or any other symptoms | Bilateral nasal obstruction for 6 years, worsened in the last few months | Solitary polyp in middle meatus | Â | FESS | Solitary nasal polyp coming from middle maxillary meatus, to nasal cavities, and choanae | Â | Inflammatory polyp | No occurrence in 6 months follow-up |
Aksakal C et al (2018) [20] | 11 | M | Turkish | No allergies | Â | Yellow polyoid mass | CT showed polyp extruding from middle meatus into the choanae | FESS | Polyps coming from maxillary ostia into the nasal cavity and the choanae | Â | Inflammatory polyp | No recurrence in 8 months follow-up |
Iziki O et al. (2019) [21] | 44 | F | Moroccan | No allergies, no asthma, no particular allergies | Nasal obstruction for 2 years | Pale polypoid masses from both nasal cavities | Â | FESS | Â | Â | Inflammatory polyp | No recurrence in 12 months follow-up |