title: Transcatheter arterial embolisation for paediatric inflammatory pseudotumour of the maxillary sinus.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Inflammatory pseudotumours are mostly seen in the lung, and occasionally in the head and neck region including the sinonasal area. Reported treatment modalities comprise corticosteroid treatment, surgical excision and radiotherapy. The latter option is required because wide surgical resection may be difficult for head and neck lesions, especially in children. However, clinicians should be aware of the risk of late-onset side effects of radiotherapy in children.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present a two-year-old girl with a massive inflammatory pseudotumour of the maxillary sinus. Transcatheter arterial embolisation was performed, and the lesion was successfully managed without additional therapy. There was no evidence of recurrence over the next five years.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This is the first report presenting the utility of arterial embolisation for inflammatory pseudotumour.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Murai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugiu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kariya
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nishizaki
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D001706:Biopsy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008438:Maxillary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008444:Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D011142:Polyvinyl Alcohol / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D011142:Polyvinyl Alcohol