title: [Maxillary sinus myxoma].
abstract: Myxoma is a slow growing, benign neoplasm, which pathogenesis still remains disputed. The lesion has well-defined borders but a true capsule is absent. Because of that myxoma can be locally invasive causing bone destruction. A change is mainly observed among persons between 20-30 years of age and is very uncommon in the pediatric population. Most myxomas are observed in myocardium, but rarely may also manifest in the head and neck region. In the paper we describe an unusual case of myxoma of maxillary sinus in a female infant. Diagnostic challenges, treatment, outcome, post-operative follow-up are discussed as well as a review of the literature in order to present many features of this rare pathology.
authors.affiliation: Medical University of Lublin, Poland: Department of Otoneurology, III Chair of Pediatrics.
authors.forename: Artur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Niedzielski
authors.affiliation: Medical University of Lublin, Poland: Chair and Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Phoniatrics and Audiology.
authors.forename: Kornela
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Partycka-Pietrzyk
authors.affiliation: Medical University of Lublin, Poland: Department of Pediatric Radiology.
authors.forename: Agnieszka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brodzisz
authors.affiliation: Medical University of Lublin, Poland: Chair and Department of Clinical Pathomorphology.
authors.forename: Beata
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Walczyna
authors.affiliation: Medical University of Lublin, Poland: Chair and Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Phoniatrics and Audiology.
authors.forename: Grażyna
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mielnik-Niedzielska
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008443:Maxillary Sinus; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: children; maxillary sinus neoplasms; myxoma