Two maxillary lesions containing bony/calcified shells.
Because of the close anatomical relationship between the maxillary sinus and the adjacent dental region, determining the primary site of cysts in these regions can be a diagnostic dilemma. In this article, two cases with similar radiological findings are presented. These cases had lesions involving the maxillary sinus and the adjacent alveolar process; the lesions were surrounded with egg-shaped, linear opacities. Diagnoses of a residual radicular cyst in one case and a calcified mucocoele (which is very rare) in the other case were predicted with the help of radiological findings and were confirmed surgically and histopathologically.
Gurel
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Department of Radiology, Izzet Baysal School of Medicine, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey. kamilgurel@hotmail.com
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Gurel
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Kalfaoglu
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Boran
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D000368:Aged; D000539:Alveolar Process / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008444:Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009078:Mucocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018333:Odontogenic Cyst, Calcifying / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011842:Radicular Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult