International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology (Sep 2010)

Non-syndromic Keratocystic Odontogenic Tumor Involving the Maxillary Sinus: Case Report

  • Rabelo, Gustavo Davi,
  • Henriques, João Cesar Guimarães,
  • Macedo, José Humberto,
  • Silva, Claudia Jordão,
  • Cardoso, Sergio Vitorino,
  • Loyola, Adriano Mota,
  • Durighetto Junior, Antônio Francisco

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 3
pp. 364 – 367

Abstract

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Introduction: The odontogenic keratocyst tumor is rarely found in maxilla. Case Report: This article describes a report of a case of a 60-year-old Caucasian female with an asymptomatic growth in the region of the posterior maxilla tumor diagnosed as odontogenic keratocyst. We discuss the diagnosis and workup for this type of injury.

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