Progressive swelling and radiopaque mass in maxillary sinus: formation of stone.
Although radiopaque lesions located in the maxillary sinus are rare, differential diagnosis should include a number of pathologies. Formation of stone, namely "antrolith" in the paranasal sinuses is a very rare phenomenon and it should be considered in the differential diagnosis, as it is usually located in the maxillary sinus. In this article, we present a 47-year-old male case with unilateral chronic sinusitis for a long time and calcification in maxillary sinus in the light of clinical/radiographic findings of the lesion and treatment strategy.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yeditepe University Faculty of Dentistry, İstanbul, Turkey. nurhan_guler@yahoo.com
Nurhan
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Güler
Gonca
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Duygu
D002908:Chronic Disease; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D020347:Lithiasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D015523:Maxillary Sinusitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009336:Necrosis; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography