Sinonasal myospherulosis and paraffin retention cysts suggested by CT: report of a case.
Head Neck Pathol
; 6(2): 270-4, 2012 Jun.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22127546
ABSTRACT
Sinonasal myospherulosis is a foreign body reaction to lipid material used on nasal packing at the conclusion of paranasal sinus surgery. Rare cases have been sporadically reported. We report a case found in a 79-year-old female 8 months after functional endoscopic sinus surgery during which sinus cavities had been packed with gauze coated with Terra-Cortril (a paraffin-based tetracycline/steroid ointment). The preoperative diagnosis was suggested during CT of the paranasal sinuses by the presence of macroscopic paraffin retention cysts having a characteristic fat density. To our knowledge, our case represents the first report of sinonasal myospherulosis suggested by CT.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Ointment Bases
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Paraffin
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Paranasal Sinuses
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Paranasal Sinus Diseases
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Foreign-Body Reaction
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Head Neck Pathol
Journal subject:
NEOPLASIAS
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PATOLOGIA
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Belgium