Open AccessInflammatory pseudotumor of maxillary sinus: Mimicking as an aggressive malignancy
Author(s) -
J. Naveen,
WG Sonalika,
Sudeendra Prabhu,
K. Gopalkrishnan
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/0973-029x.86718
Subject(s) - malignancy , medicine , head and neck , inflammatory pseudotumor , lesion , maxillary sinus , sinus (botany) , dermatology , surgery , pathology , radiology , biology , botany , genus
Inflammatory pseudotumor is a rare entity in the head and neck region. Clinically it behaves as an aggressive lesion with extensive destruction but considered to be a benign reactive process. Because of its extensive involvement and infiltrative nature, it is confused as a malignancy. Most of them respond very well to corticosteroid and surgical excision.