Open AccessCholesteatoma of maxillary sinus simulating neoplasia: A rare case report
Author(s) -
Sushma Vakalapudi,
Swapan Majumdar,
Divya Uppala
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of applied and basic medical research/international journal of applied and basic medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2248-9606
pISSN - 2229-516X
DOI - 10.4103/ijabmr.ijabmr_374_20
Subject(s) - cholesteatoma , maxillary sinus , histopathology , medicine , lesion , middle ear , radiography , sinus (botany) , radiology , surgery , pathology , biology , genus , botany
The term cholesteatoma refers to "chole": cholesterol, "steat": fat and "oma,": "tumor". This tumor has been reported to be the most common in the middle ear. The occurrence of such a tumor in the maxillary sinus is deemed to be very rare and hardly 4 cases were reported in India and 26 cases described worldwide. This case report intends to discuss the uniqueness and indolent nature of this lesion in terms of histopathology and radiography.