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CASE REPORT article
Front. Surg.
Sec. Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Volume 12 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2025.1564859
A case of ectopic tooth with fungal infection in maxillary sinus
Provisionally accepted- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University (Jinan Central Hospital), Jinan, China
This paper reports a case of maxillary sinus ectopic tooth with fungal infection admitted to the Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Central Hospital of Shandong First Medical University. The patient, a 74-year-old female, was admitted to hospital due to "head tightness" and underwent endoscopic resection of the left maxillary sinus open lesion + anterior lacrimal recess approach for maxillary sinus ectopic tooth, with good postoperative results.
Keywords: Fungal Infection, Sinusitis, excision, Maxillary Sinus, heterotopic teeth
Received: 22 Jan 2025; Accepted: 31 Mar 2025.
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* Correspondence:
Qiuliang Zhao, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University (Jinan Central Hospital), Jinan, China
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