Anterior Craniofacial Resection: Report of 2 cases

A 51-year old women anda 73-year old man were referred to our clinic for evaluation of headache and nasal obstruction. The woman had undergone an intranasal ethmoidectomy and a Caldwell-Luc operation for a well-differentiated adenocancer of the ethmoid sinus two years ago. in both patients, after a through examination of ýhe head and neck and after radiologic examinations biopsies were ta-ken from the mass lesions in the nasal cavities. Their result showed malignancy in both cases. An anterior craniofiýd al resection was applied to both patients. These cases are discussed in relation to the operative procedure and to the literature.

Anterior Kraniofasial Rezeksiyon: 2 Olgu Sunumu

Burun týkanýklýğý ve baş ağrýsý yakýnmalarýyla başvuran 51 yaşýnda bir hayan ve 73 yaşýnda bir erkek hastanýn yapýlan muayene, radyolojik ve patolojik incelemeleri sonucunda etmoid sirnüs karsinomu saptandý. Bu iki hastaya da anterior kraniofusial rezeksiyon uygulandý ve sonuçlarý mevcut literatür bilgileri ýşýğýnda değerlendirildi.