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Abnormal nasal cavity morphology

MedGen UID:: 869337
•Concept ID:: C4023763
•: Anatomical Abnormality

Synonym:	Abnormality of the nasal cavity

HPO:	HP:0010640

Definition

Abnormality of the nasal cavity (the cavity includes and starts at the nares and reaches all the way through to the and includes the choanae, the posterior nasal apertures). [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

GTR
MeSH

CClinical test, RResearch test, OOMIM, GGeneReviews, VClinVar

CROGVAbnormal nasal cavity morphology

Phenotypic abnormality
- Abnormality of head or neck
  - Abnormality of the head
    - Abnormality of the face
      - Abnormality of the nose
        Abnormal nasal morphology
        Abnormal nasal cavity morphology
        Abnormality of the midnasal cavity
        Midnasal stenosis
        Midnasal atresia
        Intranasal mass

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Limitations of Nasal Nitric Oxide Testing in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia.

Shapiro AJ, Davis SD, Leigh MW, Knowles MR, Lavergne V, Ferkol T
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2020 Aug 1;202(3):476-477. doi: 10.1164/rccm.202003-0835LE. PMID: 32329626 Free PMC Article

A review of the evaluation and management of velopharyngeal insufficiency in children.

Ruda JM, Krakovitz P, Rose AS
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2012 Jun;45(3):653-69, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2012.03.005. PMID: 22588042

Management of velopharyngeal competence.

Senders CW
Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2001 Feb;9(1):27-35. PMID: 11465004

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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

The impact of mouth breathing on dentofacial development: A concise review.

Lin L, Zhao T, Qin D, Hua F, He H
Front Public Health 2022;10:929165. Epub 2022 Sep 8 doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.929165. PMID: 36159237 Free PMC Article

Sinonasal Neuroendocrine Neoplasms: Current Challenges and Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment, with a Focus on Olfactory Neuroblastoma.

Bell D
Head Neck Pathol 2018 Mar;12(1):22-30. Epub 2018 Feb 9 doi: 10.1007/s12105-018-0887-5. PMID: 29427030 Free PMC Article

Management of velopharyngeal competence.

Senders CW
Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2001 Feb;9(1):27-35. PMID: 11465004

Cytogenetics of cranial base tumors.

Gollin SM, Janecka IP
J Neurooncol 1994;20(3):241-54. doi: 10.1007/BF01053042. PMID: 7844621

Congenital posterior choanal atresia.

Black RJ, Pracy R, Evans JN
Clin Otolaryngol Allied Sci 1983 Aug;8(4):251-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2273.1983.tb01437.x. PMID: 6652938

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Diagnosis

Visual loss in pregnancy.

Bachmeier CAE, Snell C, Morton A
BMJ Case Rep 2019 May 5;12(5) doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-228323. PMID: 31061177 Free PMC Article

Diagnostic imaging features of congenital nose and nasal cavity lesions.

Ginat DT, Robson CD
Clin Neuroradiol 2015 Mar;25(1):3-11. Epub 2014 Aug 6 doi: 10.1007/s00062-014-0323-5. PMID: 25095909

The olfactory system.

Leboucq N, Menjot de Champfleur N, Menjot de Champfleur S, Bonafé A
Diagn Interv Imaging 2013 Oct;94(10):985-91. Epub 2013 Aug 7 doi: 10.1016/j.diii.2013.06.006. PMID: 23932763

Septoplasty pearls.

Dobratz EJ, Park SS
Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2009 Jun;42(3):527-37. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2009.03.003. PMID: 19486747

Management of velopharyngeal competence.

Senders CW
Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2001 Feb;9(1):27-35. PMID: 11465004

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Therapy

Morphological, anatomical, radiological and clinical features of Mladina type 6 nasal septum deformations in humans.

Arsov B, Antunovic R, Kovac Bilic L, Hodzic Redzic S, Bilic M
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2020 Dec;277(12):3375-3380. Epub 2020 Aug 4 doi: 10.1007/s00405-020-06215-0. PMID: 32749605

Dacryoendoscopy-assisted nasal endoscopic marsupialization for congenital dacryocystocele.

Sarbajna T, Takahashi Y, Paula Valencia MR, Ana-Magadia MG, Ishikawa E, Kakizaki H
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2018 Dec;115:54-57. Epub 2018 Sep 19 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2018.09.017. PMID: 30368393

Nasotracheal intubation for head and neck surgery.

Hall CE, Shutt LE
Anaesthesia 2003 Mar;58(3):249-56. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2003.03034.x. PMID: 12603455

Increased paternal age in CHARGE association.

Tellier AL, Lyonnet S, Cormier-Daire V, de Lonlay P, Abadie V, Baumann C, Bonneau D, Labrune P, Lacombe D, Le Merrer M, Nivelon A, Philip N, Briard ML, Munnich A
Clin Genet 1996 Dec;50(6):548-50. doi: 10.1111/j.1399-0004.1996.tb02736.x. PMID: 9147897

The pathophysiology and treatment of sinusitis.

Incaudo G, Gershwin ME, Nagy SM
Allergol Immunopathol (Madr) 1986 Sep-Oct;14(5):423-34. PMID: 3541552

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Prognosis

Incidence and morphology of the incisive suture in CT scanning of young children and human fetuses.

Nicol P, Elmaleh-Bergès M, Sadoine J, Slimani L, Vacher C
Surg Radiol Anat 2020 Sep;42(9):1057-1062. Epub 2020 Jun 20 doi: 10.1007/s00276-020-02521-8. PMID: 32564109

Dacryoendoscopy-assisted nasal endoscopic marsupialization for congenital dacryocystocele.

Sinonasal Neuroendocrine Neoplasms: Current Challenges and Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment, with a Focus on Olfactory Neuroblastoma.

Bell D
Head Neck Pathol 2018 Mar;12(1):22-30. Epub 2018 Feb 9 doi: 10.1007/s12105-018-0887-5. PMID: 29427030 Free PMC Article

Management of velopharyngeal competence.

Senders CW
Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am 2001 Feb;9(1):27-35. PMID: 11465004

Cytogenetics of cranial base tumors.

Gollin SM, Janecka IP
J Neurooncol 1994;20(3):241-54. doi: 10.1007/BF01053042. PMID: 7844621

See all (163)

Clinical prediction guides

Pediatric unilateral isolated choanal atresia is not associated with mandibular condyle hypoplasia.

Oh MS, Kadom N, Abramowicz S, Todd NW Jr
Am J Otolaryngol 2021 Jan-Feb;42(1):102824. Epub 2020 Nov 12 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2020.102824. PMID: 33221635

Dacryoendoscopy-assisted nasal endoscopic marsupialization for congenital dacryocystocele.

Accessory Nostril: A Rare Congenital Nasal Anomaly.

Gulasi S, Turhan AH, Celik Y, Atici A, Vayisoglu Y, Ünal M
J Craniofac Surg 2015 Oct;26(7):e602-3. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000002048. PMID: 26468836

Bilateral accessory inferior turbinates and secondary middle turbinates.

Lee SY, Bae KE, Lee HB, Cho WH, Kim JH, Cho HS, Lee JH
Jpn J Radiol 2012 Jul;30(6):530-2. Epub 2012 Apr 17 doi: 10.1007/s11604-012-0082-7. PMID: 22528339

Canalis sinuosus: a rare anatomical variation.

Neves FS, Crusoé-Souza M, Franco LC, Caria PH, Bonfim-Almeida P, Crusoé-Rebello I
Surg Radiol Anat 2012 Aug;34(6):563-6. Epub 2011 Dec 2 doi: 10.1007/s00276-011-0907-6. PMID: 22134775

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Recent systematic reviews

The Effect of the Nasal Structure on the Olfactory Cleft Airflow: A Systematic Review.

Chen L, Liu Y, Wu D
Am J Rhinol Allergy 2025 Mar;39(2):136-146. Epub 2024 Nov 11 doi: 10.1177/19458924241296457. PMID: 39529248

Diagnosis and management of extramedullary plasmacytoma in nasal cavity: Clinical experience and literature review.

Hu H, Hu X, Hu G, Li D, Cai J
Medicine (Baltimore) 2023 Jan 13;102(2):e32647. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000032647. PMID: 36637932 Free PMC Article

Pyriform Aperture Enlargement for Internal Nasal Valve Obstruction in Adults: Systematic Review and Surgical Classification.

Hajem H, Botter C, Al Omani M, Sounthakith V, de Bressieux E, Benkhatar H
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2021 Nov;165(5):745-750. Epub 2021 Mar 2 doi: 10.1177/0194599821994739. PMID: 33648407

Retronasal Olfaction Test Methods: A Systematic Review.

Özay H, Çakır A, Ecevit MC
Balkan Med J 2019 Jan 1;36(1):49-59. Epub 2018 Sep 28 doi: 10.4274/balkanmedj.2018.0052. PMID: 30264731 Free PMC Article

Measurement tools for the diagnosis of nasal septal deviation: a systematic review.

Aziz T, Biron VL, Ansari K, Flores-Mir C
J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2014 Apr 24;43(1):11. doi: 10.1186/1916-0216-43-11. PMID: 24762010 Free PMC Article

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