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A destructive false aneurysm of the maxillary sinus

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

J. J. Fagan*
Affiliation:
Cape Town, South Africa
I. Gallow
Affiliation:
Cape Town, South Africa
*
Dr J. J. Fagan, Department of Otolaryngology, Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory, 7925, Cape Town, South Africa.

Abstract

A false aneurysm of the internal maxillary artery presented with clinical and radiological features suggestive of a malignant tumour of the maxillary sinus. This case illustrates a complication of antral lavage and an unusual clinical, radiological and pathological entity.

Type
View from Within: Radiology in Focus
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1992

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