title: Post operative maxillary cyst: report of an unusual presentation.
abstract: A postoperative maxillary cyst is a rare, delayed complication of operations on the maxillary sinus, trauma. or infection, particularly in Japan. As far as we know this is the first reported case in a patient of African origin. The cyst presented as a midline palatal swelling that arose from the nasal, rather than the antral, mucosa. Awareness of this condition will expedite its correct diagnosis and management. In most cases, enuclcation is the treatment of choice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Northwick Park Hospital, London, UK. k.shakib@btconnect.com
authors.forename: Kaveh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shakib
authors.forename: Eileen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: McCarthy
authors.forename: Donald Murray
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Newman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D009296:Nasal Cavity / Q000473:pathology; D019340:Osteotomy, Le Fort / Q000009:adverse effects; D021362:Palate, Hard / Q000473:pathology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed