Herniation of an antral polyp through an oroantral fistula.

Abstract

This paper reports a case of herniation of an antral polyp through an oroantral fistula, appearing as a polypoid lesion of the alveolar ridge. The patient was a 24-year-old female, and her upper molar had been extracted two months previously. The lesion was asymptomatic, and was a soft tissue mass, red in color and nontender to palpation, involving the alveolar ridge in the maxillary molar area. Review of the literature yielded only a few other such cases.

• Authors: Y Takeda
• Journal: Annals of dentistry (Ann Dent) Vol. 51 Issue 2 Pg. 26-8 ( 1992) ISSN: 0003-4770 [Print] United States
• PMID: 1463313 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Female
• Hernia
• Humans
• Maxillary Sinus Neoplasms (pathology)
• Oroantral Fistula (pathology)
• Polyps (pathology)