Surgical ciliated (postoperative maxillary) cysts following mid-face osteotomies.
Surgical ciliated (postoperative maxillary) cysts have been reported extensively as occurring 6 months to 50 years after radical surgery for maxillary sinusitis. Three cases are presented in which these aggressive cysts occurred 3 to 4 years after Le Fort I, II and III mid-face osteotomies. The presentation, treatment and possible aetiology are discussed and some attempt made to clarify the descriptive terms used in the literature.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, St Lawrence Hospital, Cardiff.
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007570:Jaw Cysts / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery*; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D009077:Mucins / Q000032:analysis; D009915:Orbit / Q000473:pathology; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000009:adverse effects*
D009077:Mucins