Author/Authors :
-، - نويسنده Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Imam Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Lotfi, Ali Reza , -، - نويسنده Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Imam Reza Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Zarrintan, Sina , -، - نويسنده Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Imam Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Naderpour, Masoud , -، - نويسنده Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Imam Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Sokhandan, Mohammad , -، - نويسنده 3Department of Pathology, Imam Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Fakhrjou, Ashraf , -، - نويسنده Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Imam Reza Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Bayat, Amrollah , -، - نويسنده Department of Neurosurgery, Imam Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. Salehpour, Firouz , -، - نويسنده Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, USA. Djalilian, Hamid
Abstract :
Introduction: A hydatid cyst of the head and neck is a very rare condition, even in areas where Echinococcus infestation is endemic. Case Report: We report a rare case of primary hydatid cyst of the right maxillary sinus in a 40-year-old man. The initial diagnosis of the presence of a cystic mass was the result of physical examination and computed tomography (CT) scan. We resected the cystic mass using the Caldwell-Luc procedure. A definitive diagnosis was confirmed by postoperative histopathologic examination. Conclusion: Hydatid cyst of the maxillary sinus is an extremely rare presentation. However, this condition should be considered in differential diagnosis of cystic lesions of the maxillary sinus.
