Embryology nose and paranasal sinuses

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This presentation discusses embryology of nose and paranasal sinuses


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Embryology
of Nose & PNS

Olfactory placode

a Nasal cavity is first
seen as nasal
placode in the 4"

week of IU life

a This is thickening of
ectoderm above
the stomadeum

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Olfactory pit

o Olfactory placode thickens and sinks into
the mesenchymal tissue forming the
olfactory pit

o This pit lies between the proliferating
medial and lateral nasal folds of fronto
nasal process

o Olfactory pit deepens to form the nasal
sac by the 5' week of gestation

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12.5 mm embryo stage

o The maxillary process of 1% arch grows
medially and anteriorly

o Medially the maxillary processes fuse with

medial nasal folds and the fronto nasal
processes

o The nasal pits becomes a closed off to form
widely separated primitive nasal cavities

o The primitive nasal cavity and mouth are
separated by bucco nasal membrane

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15 mm stage

o The bucco nasal membrane thins as the
nasal sacs extend posteriorly & eventually
breaks down to form the choana

o The primitive choana is placed more
anteriorly than the definitive choana at
this stage

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Premaxilla

o Floor of the nasal cavity anterior to the
primitive choana is formed by
mesenchymal extensions of medial nasal

folds

o These mesenchymal extensions give rise
to premaxilla, upper lip and medial crus of
lower lateral cartilages.

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Maxillary process

o

It develops from the dorsal
end of mandibular arch
Joins the lateral nasal fold
around the naso maxillary
groove

Ectoderm in the region of
naso maxillary groove
canalizes to form the naso
lacrimal duct

The lateral nasal fold of
fronto nasal process gives
rise to nasal bones, upper
lateral cartilages & lateral
crura of lower lateral
cartilages

Nasal septum development

pedis by 13.5 mm

embryonic stage

Begins with the fusion of

maxillary and fronto nasal

processes

Midline ridge develops from

the posterior edge of fronto

nasal process in the roof of

the oral cavity

This ridge extends

ica up ie the
athke'spouch

This ridge gives rise to nasal

septum

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Development of palate

o Palate is derivedfrom lateral maxillary processes

o These processes grow medially towards each
other and the nasal septum

o Initially the palatalprocesses lie lateral to the
tongue

o Palatal processes swing medially and the fusion
starts horizontally

o Fusion begins along the posterior margin of
primitive palate

o Fusion separates the nasal from oral cavity
anteriorly

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Vomero nasal organ

On either side of the anterior septum close to the
paraseptal Jacobson's cartilage invagination of
ectodermoccurs.

This invagination gives rise to the vomero nasal

organ
This disappears in humans leaving behind a blind
tubular pouch 2-6mm long

Jacobson's cartilage are longitudinal strips of
cartilage lying adjacent to the vomero nasal
organ on either side of the septal cartilage

They involute during later life leaving behind a
small cartilaginous bulge

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Primitive nasal septum

o The primitive nasal septum is entirely made of
cartilage

o The superior portion of this nasal septum ossifies to

form the perpendicular plate of ethmoid

o Posteriorlower portion of this cartilage ossifies to
form the vomer

© The antero inferior portion persists as the
quadrangular cartilage

o Two ossification centers appear in the region of

vomerwhich ossify to form a groove on which the
septal cartilage sits

Nasal septum

Portion of nasal
septum forming
perpendicula plate of
ethmotd

Portion of nasal
septum
forming the vomer

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25 weeks — 3 medial
projections from lateral
wall of nose

Diverticula occurs
between these
projections towards
the choana (forms the
meati of nose)

Development of PNS (contd.)

o The anterior most projection - agger nasi
o Inferior maxillo turbinate projection —
Inferior turbinate & maxillary sinus

o Superior projection ethmoido turbinate —
superior turbinate, middle turbinate,
ethmoidal air cells & their drainage system

o Middle meatus develops between inferior
& middle turbinates

Development of maxilla

o Maxilla develops during 6-7 weeks from 5
ossification centers

o These ossification centers give rise to alveolar,

palatine, zygomatic and frontal processes of
maxilla and the floor of orbit

o Ossification center in the medial floor of
pyriform aperture forms the premaxilla

o Premaxilla gives rise to upper incisors and
anterior nasal spine

Development of ethmoid

o Ethmoid ossifies in the cartilaginous nasal
capsule — 3 centers

o One center for each labyrinth and one for

the perpendicular plate

o These centers appear during 4-5 month of
intrauterine life

o Perpendicular plate and crista galli develop
from the same center during the 1 year of
life, fuses with the labyrinth during 2" year

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Development of frontal

o Develops from 2 centers - 8!" week
o Centers are present in supraciliary ridge

o At birth frontal bone - 2 halves separated
by frontal (metopic suture)

o Development completes by 8ï year

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Development of sphenoid

o Develops from presphenoidal & post
sphenoidal portions

o These portions fuse during the 8" intra uterine

month

o At birth sphenoid consists of three portions.
Central portion - body and lesser wings and

lateral portion — greater wing & pterygoid
process

o These portions fuse during the first year of life

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Pre sohenoidal portion

o Lies anterior to tuberculum sella
o Continuous with lesser wings of sohenoid

o Made of 6 ossification centers

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Post sohenoidal portion

o Composed of sella turcica and dorsum
sellae

o Gives rise to greater wings of sphenoid

and pterygoid processes
o This portion has 8 ossification centers

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Development of maxillary sinus

o First sinus to appear — 7
- 10 weeks

o Shallow groove

expanding from
primitive infundibulum
to the maxilla

o Enlarges by absorption
2 expansion
o Grows till 17 yrs of life

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Development of ethmoid sinus

o Develops during 9-10 weeks of gestation

o 6-7 folds appear in the lateral wall of nasal
capsule

o These folds are separated by grooves

o These folds fuse to form 3-4 crests

o These crests have an anterior ascending
and posterior descending portions

o All ethmoidal structures develop from
these crests

Development of ethmoid
sinuses

Ethmoid Lateral nasal wall in
development new born

Sphenoid sinus - Development

o Develops as evagination of spheno
ethmoidal recess - 3 IU month

o Presents as a small cavity at birth
o Reaches full size at the age of 7

o Pneumatization progresses at a rate of
0.25 mm / per year from the age of 4

o In extreme cases of Pneumatization the
optic nerve and internal carotid artery
may lie naked within the sinus cavity

Frontal sinus - Development

o Most variable

o Erkuelpeigaly ¢ anterior
ethmoidal air cell

o Direct continuation of
infundibulum and frontal
recess

o Upward migration of
anterior ethmoidal air cells

o Remains as cul-de-sac
within the frontal bone at 2
years of age

Anomalies

Fusion of various process anterior — posterior

Failures of this fusion — bifid uvula to clefts of varying
degrees

Failure of fusion between maxillary processes and
premaxilla causes cleft lip

Failure of fusion between maxillary and lateral processes —
nasolacrimal furrow

Non fusion of palatine processes and septum - cleft palate
Failure of rupture of oronasal membrane - choanal atresia

Failure of olfactory placode development - complete /
partial absence of nose

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Anomalies (contd)

o Unilateral maldevelopment of olfactory
placode - Proboscis lateralis

o Premature fusion of pre & post sohenoid
segments — depression of nasal bridge
(achondroplasia), hypertelorism

o Epithelial entrapment along fusion lines
causes cysts

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Dermoid

o Commonest inclusion cyst

o It is a median lesion

o May be superficial or may communicate
intracranially via cribriform plate

o Cranial theory - As duramater recedes it pulls
the nasal ectoderm forming a sinus which later
gets pinched off to form the cyst

o Entrapment theory - Ectoderm may get
entrapped between the two median nasal folds

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