Abstract
A patient with chronic unilateral maxillary sinusitis caused by a foreign body (dental amalgam) and mistaken diagnosis of extensive ethmoid neoplasm is presented. The imitation of tumour symptoms was due to a long presence of foreign body in the maxillary sinus and chronic inflammation of maxillary, ethmoid and sphenoid sinuses.
MeSH terms
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Angiography
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Carotid Artery, Common / diagnostic imaging
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Dental Amalgam*
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Ethmoid Sinus
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Female
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Foreign Bodies / complications
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Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging*
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Foreign-Body Reaction / diagnostic imaging*
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Foreign-Body Reaction / etiology
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Humans
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Maxillary Sinus / diagnostic imaging*
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Maxillary Sinusitis / etiology
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Middle Aged
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Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / diagnosis