Left-sided facial mass in an adult female

A left maxillary sinus soft tissue mass was discovered on computed tomography in a 70-year-old woman who had been experiencing blood-tinged mucus for 2 years. The lesion demonstrated mild enhancement, and bony destruction. Magnetic resonance imaging displayed a cerebriform appearance of the mass, wh...

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Published in:Radiology case reports 2021-12, Vol.16 (12), p.3698-3702
Main Authors: Foster, Henry, Schiff, Bradley, Bello, Jacqueline, Shifteh, Keivan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ameloblastoma
Caldwell luc
Case Report
Epigenetic modification
Mitogen-activated protein kinase
Radiology
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Summary:A left maxillary sinus soft tissue mass was discovered on computed tomography in a 70-year-old woman who had been experiencing blood-tinged mucus for 2 years. The lesion demonstrated mild enhancement, and bony destruction. Magnetic resonance imaging displayed a cerebriform appearance of the mass, which mimicked the appearance of inverted papilloma. However, histology and staining identified the lesion as ameloblastoma. Resection of the tumor was successful with no recurrence 1 month later on follow-up computed tomography. This case represents an unusual imaging presentation of ameloblastoma, and an opportunity to avoid the misdiagnosis of inverted papilloma in similar future cases.
ISSN:1930-0433
1930-0433
DOI:10.1016/j.radcr.2021.08.059