title: Osteolytic nasal polyp of the maxillary sinus mimicking malignancy.
abstract: We present an osteolytic nasal polyp of the maxillary sinus with clinical features and radiographic features mimicking that of a malignancy. Maxillary sinusitis being a common inflammatory condition progressed to cause destruction of the maxillary bone and spread into the facial soft tissue, which is quite a rare occurrence. We have discussed in detail the clinical, radiological, histopathology and management of this uncommon presentation of a common case.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Nitte University, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Arvind
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karikal
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Nitte University, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Sampathila Mahalinga
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, AB Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Nitte University, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Anju
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gopinath
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, AJ Institute of Dental Sciences, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Arathi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karikal
keywords: Maxillary sinusitis; nasal polyp; osteolytic