Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinus Malignancy Local Spread Patterns

Vocabulary-style flashcards detailing the local spread patterns of malignancies based on primary site and direction of extension.

Frontal Sinus (Anterior Spread)

Skin

Frontal Sinus (Posterior Spread)

Anterior cranial fossa, frontal lobes

Frontal Sinus (Medial Spread)

Ethmoid sinus, nasal cavity

Frontal Sinus (Lateral Spread)

Ethmoid sinus

Ethmoid Sinus (Posterior Spread)

Sphenoid, nasopharynx, clivus, pituitary gland

Ethmoid Sinus (Medial Spread)

Nasal cavities

Ethmoid Sinus (Lateral Spread)

Orbit

Ethmoid Sinus (Superior Spread)

Anterior cranial fossa, frontal lobes

Ethmoid Sinus (Inferior Spread)

Nasal cavity

Nasal Cavity (Superior Spread - Primary)

Cribriform plate

Maxillary Sinus (Anterior Spread)

Cheek, skin

Maxillary Sinus (Posterior Spread)

Pterygopalatine fossa, infratemporal fossa, temporal bone, middle cranial fossa

Maxillary Sinus (Medial Spread)

Nasal cavity

Maxillary Sinus (Lateral Spread)

Cheek, skin

Maxillary Sinus (Superior Spread)

Orbit

Maxillary Sinus (Inferior Spread)

Palate

Sphenoid Sinus (Anterior Spread)

Ethmoid sinuses

Sphenoid Sinus (Posterior Spread)

Clivus, pituitary gland, posterior cranial fossa

Sphenoid Sinus (Medial Spread)

Nasal cavities

Sphenoid Sinus (Lateral Spread)

Middle cranial fossa, cavernous sinus

Sphenoid Sinus (Superior Spread)

Pituitary gland, hypothalamus

Sphenoid Sinus (Inferior Spread)

Nasopharynx

Nasal Cavity (Posterior Spread)

Sphenoid sinus, nasopharynx

Nasal Cavity (Lateral Spread)

Maxillary sinuses

Nasal Cavity (Superior Spread - Alternative)

Anterior cranial fossa, frontal lobes