What type of surgery is performed?
The specific surgical approach depends upon the type and location of the tumor. Benign tumors or smaller malignancies may be removed using an endoscopic, minimally-invasive approach. This approach uses fiberoptic telescopes to work through the nose. It is generally less destructive than traditional open approaches through external incisions, but long-term results using this approach are not yet available for many types of tumors. Tumors that extend far into the cheek, eye, brain, nerves, or other vital structures will often require an open surgical approach. Many of these approaches can be performed through incisions hid under the lip, within the nose, or in the hairline, so that there are no visible scars. More extensive tumors may require incisions through the skin along the side of the nose or around the eye in order to completely excise these advanced cancers. Often times, ENT surgeons work with neurosurgeons, plastic surgeons and oral surgeons to excise sinus tumors and reconstruc
