[Mucocele of maxillary sinus].
The term mucocele designates a cyst developing from a sinus mucosa, generally the frontal and/or ethmoidal sinuses. Maxillary sinus localization is exceptional however and raises numerous diagnostic problems in daily practice. The antral mucoceles are potentially destructive lesions, often secondary to Caldwell-Luc procedure. In this article are described in some detail the clinical, radiological and histopathological features of true antral mucoceles.
Herrero Laso
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Servicio de O.R.L., Hospital Del Río Hortega, Valladolid.
Acuña García
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M
Vallejo Valdezate
L A
LA
Varela Durán
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Durán Díez
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Guerra Linares
J E
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D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008443:Maxillary Sinus; D008875:Middle Aged; D009078:Mucocele / Q000175:diagnosis