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- Title
An osseous lesion in the maxillary sinus—Tumour or tumour‐like?
- Authors
Nicklisch, Nicole; Maier, Ferdinand; Schulz, Georg; Rossbach, Anne; Pichler, Sandra L.; Zeilhofer, Hans‐Florian; Gutwald, Ralf; Dresely, Veit; Meller, Harald; Baumhoer, Daniel; Alt, Kurt W.
- Abstract
In the bioarchaeological analysis of burials from a medieval graveyard at Hettstedt, Central Germany, a male skeleton of about 40 to 50 years at death with an unusual bony structure in the left maxillary sinus was discovered. Macroscopic examination exhibited a balloon‐shaped osseous lesion with solid cortical surface 2.5 × 1.5 cm in size. Micro‐CT scans revealed trabecular structures around a central cavity. The margins of the osseous lesion were well defined without infiltration of normal maxillary bone tissue. The histopathological analysis showed the presence of lamellar and woven bone. The structure and localisation of the tumour‐like lesion suggest that the formation was the result of chronic inflammation and that chronic dental sinusitis seems to have triggered a large reactive ossification.
- Subjects
MAXILLARY sinus tumors; ARCHAEOLOGICAL human remains; MACROSCOPIC cross sections; PARANASAL sinus diseases; HISTOPATHOLOGY; SINUSITIS
- Publication
International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, 2019, Vol 29, Issue 2, p183
- ISSN
1047-482X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/oa.2727