Lesions of the maxilla: crossroads of the head and neck.
The maxilla may be involved by a wide range of pathologic conditions. Lesions originating in the maxilla may involve the adjacent orbit, oral cavity, or retroantral spaces. Recognition of this relationship plays an important role in diagnosis, prognosis, and presurgical planning.
Caruso
Paul A
PA
Department of Radiology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical School, 243 Charles Street, Boston, MA 02114, USA. paul_caruso@meei.harvard.edu
Rincon
Sandra
S
Weber
Alfred L
AL
D006257:Head / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D009333:Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography