title: Immediate reconstruction of the maxillary sinus after resection of preoperatively misdiagnosed unicystic ameloblastoma with an ectopic third molar.
abstract: We report a case of unicystic ameloblastoma associated with an ectopic third molar in the right maxillary sinus, which was misdiagnosed as a dentigerous cyst on preoperative small incisional biopsy. Surgical enucleation of the cystic lesion was performed under general anesthesia with immediate reconstruction of the maxillary sinus using titanium mesh plate. The patient's postoperative recovery was uneventful, and there was no evidence of tumor recurrence during the 7-month follow-up period.
authors.affiliation: From the Departments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Pathology, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Shin Hyuk
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Tae Hui
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.forename: Han Koo
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Woo Seob
authors.initials: WS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Mi Kyung
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000564:Ameloblastoma / Q000601:surgery*; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D001860:Bone Plates; D003803:Dentigerous Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008444:Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008964:Molar, Third / Q000601:surgery*; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013526:Surgical Mesh; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry; D014079:Tooth Eruption, Ectopic / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D014025:Titanium