An extensive maxillary pneumosinus dilatans

H J Juhl, C Buchwald, B Bollinger

Abstract

Pneumosinus dilatans is a very rare lesion. An aggressive case of a maxillary pneumosinus dilatans is presented. CT and MRI showed that the lesion involved the orbit, cheek and nasal cavity. A reopening to the affected maxillary sinus as a FESS procedure was performed with success.

Original languageEnglish
JournalRhinology
Volume39
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)236-8
Number of pages3
ISSN0300-0729
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2001
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Adult
  • Dilatation, Pathologic
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Maxillary Sinus/pathology
  • Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures
  • Paranasal Sinus Diseases/diagnosis
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

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