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Korean Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (대한영상치의학회)
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Aspergilloma of the maxillary sinus: report of a case

상악동에 발생한 aspergilloma에 대한 증례보고

  • Kang, Ju-Han (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Yu, Jae-Jung (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym Medical Center) ;
  • Kim, Gyu-Tae (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Choi, Yong-Suk (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Hwang, Eui-Hwan (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, School of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University)
  • Received : 2010.10.18
  • Accepted : 2010.11.11
  • Published : 2010.12.31
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Abstract

Aspergilloma of the paranasal sinus is a non-invasive form of aspergillosis, most often in the maxillary sinus. This case presents an 86-year-old female with aspergilloma of the left maxillary sinus. The patient's chief complaint was intermittent pain on the left maxillary first premolar area. A radiopacification of the left maxillary sinus was observed on the panoramic radiograph. Cone-beam computed tomography revealed complete radiopacification of the left maxillary sinus and scattered multiple radiopaque mass inside the lesion. Biopsy was performed under local anesthesia. On microscopic examination, numerous fungal hyphae, which branch at acute angle, were observed. The diagnosis was made as an aspergilloma based on the histopatholgic examination.

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