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Cavernous haemangioma in the infraorbital nerve canal – an unusual expansion in the maxillary sinus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

C. Walch ,
W. Anderhuber ,
W. Luxenberger  and
U. Humer-Fuchsi
C. Walch*
Affiliation:
ENT Hospital, University of Graz, Austria.
W. Anderhuber
Affiliation:
ENT Hospital, University of Graz, Austria.
W. Luxenberger
Affiliation:
ENT Hospital, University of Graz, Austria.
U. Humer-Fuchsi
Affiliation:
Institute of Histopathology, University of Graz, Austria.
*
Address for correspondence: Christian Walch, MD, ENT Hospital, University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 20, A-8036 Graz, Austria. Fax: +43/316/385/3425 E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

A patient with a four-week history of hypaesthesia and recurrent swelling of the cheek in the left infraorbital region presented with a computed tomography (CT) scan demonstrating an expansion in the infraorbital nerve canal, thought to be a neuroma. The tumour was surgically removed without complications and no bleeding. Histopathological investigation showed a partially thrombosed cavernous haemangioma. To our knowledge, after reviewing the literature, this is the first report of a cavernous haemangioma in the infraorbital nerve canal.

Keywords

Maxillary sinusHaemangioma, cavernous
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 112 , Issue 9 , September 1998 , pp. 872 - 874
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998

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