Calcified maxillary cyst secondary to a foreign-body reaction at the site of a remote tooth extraction.
Unilateral sinus disease has a wide differential diagnosis. When a patient has a history of maxillary dental work on the same side as the sinusitis, a foreign entity introduced during or subsequent to the dental manipulation must be considered. We present a case of calcified maxillary cyst that was discovered at the site of a remote tooth extraction. Pathologic analysis revealed the presence of vegetable matter within the cyst. To the best of our knowledge, no case of a maxillary cyst secondary to vegetable matter has been previously reported in the literature.
Section of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, MC 1035, University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Ave., Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
Alexander
A
Langerman
Farhad
F
Sigari
Robert
R
Naclerio
D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003560:Cysts / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*