TY - JOUR
T1 - Air cyst of the maxillary sinus (pneumosinus dilatans, pneumocoele)
AU - Tovi, F.
AU - Gatot, A.
AU - Fliss, D. M.
PY - 1991
Y1 - 1991
N2 - A cystic dilatation of a paranasal sinus by an entrapped air mass has been termed pneumosinus dilatans or a pneumocoele. The occurrence of this condition in the maxillary sinus is quite rare. In the present case, a mid-face mass mimicking an osteoma was the presenting sign of the disease. The pathogenesis, clinical features and radiological aspects of this entity are reviewed. In order to avoid confusion with other conditions of different aetiopathogenesis, we propose to label the lesion as 'air cyst' of the paranasal sinus, a term that best describes the nature of the lesion.
AB - A cystic dilatation of a paranasal sinus by an entrapped air mass has been termed pneumosinus dilatans or a pneumocoele. The occurrence of this condition in the maxillary sinus is quite rare. In the present case, a mid-face mass mimicking an osteoma was the presenting sign of the disease. The pathogenesis, clinical features and radiological aspects of this entity are reviewed. In order to avoid confusion with other conditions of different aetiopathogenesis, we propose to label the lesion as 'air cyst' of the paranasal sinus, a term that best describes the nature of the lesion.
KW - Paranasal sinuses
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U2 - 10.1017/S0022215100116998
DO - 10.1017/S0022215100116998
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C2 - 1919328
AN - SCOPUS:0025788658
SN - 0022-2151
VL - 105
SP - 673
EP - 675
JO - Journal of Laryngology and Otology
JF - Journal of Laryngology and Otology
IS - 8
ER -