Heterotopic ossification in the maxillary sinus.
We report a case of heterotopic ossification of the maxillary sinus in a 30-year-old female who was treated surgically in our department. Heterotopic ossification (HO) refers to the formation of mature lamellar bone in nonosseous tissues. We present the radiographic and computed tomographic appearance, and discuss the surgical treatment, histopathologic results, and differential diagnosis. To the best of our knowledge, no other case of HO of the maxillary sinus has been reported yet.
Department of Oral Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Nevin
N
Büyükakyüz
Sertan
S
Ergun
Vakur
V
Olgaç
Hakki
H
Tanyeri
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed