Title

Unravelling the mystery of maxillary sinus malignancy initiated with periapical radiograph: A case report

Authors

Azeeja Parayil Ajmal, Sunila Thomas*, Snifa Velayudhapanicker Sundaresan & Jeena Raj

Affiliation

Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, PMS College of Dental Science and Research, Kerala University of Health Sciences, Trivandrum, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Azeeja Parayil Ajmal - E - mail: azeejaajmal@gmail.com; Phone: +91 8589966363

Sunila Thomas - E - mail: sunilathomasdr@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9847259919
SnifaVelayudhapanicker Sundaresan - E - mail: snifasundaresan@gmail.com; Phone: +91 9446331605
Jeena Raj - E - mail: rajjeena029@gmail.com; Phone: +91 7994486746

Article Type

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Date

Received December 1, 2024; Revised December 31, 2024; Accepted December 31, 2024, Published December 31, 2024

Abstract

Maxillary sinus malignancies, rare but often mimic dental infections, can present as asymptomatic growth until perforation. Symptoms mimic inflammatory sinus lesions, with many patients seeking dental treatment first. Clinical presentation depends on which walls of sinus is the affected. Hence, we report the diagnostic journey of a patient, with odontogenic symptoms, ultimately diagnosed as malignancy of the maxillary sinus. The diagnosis initiated from an intraoral periapical radiograph (IOPAR) in this case emphasizes the significance of imaging in early detection of maxillary sinus malignancies, masquerading as dental infection.

Keywords

Carcinoma, maxillary sinus malignancy, periapical radiograph, intraoral periapical radiograph, tumour

Citation

Ajmal et al. Bioinformation 20(12): 1780-1783 (2024)

Edited by

P Babaji

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.