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Cancer
Head and neck cancer
Maxillary sinus carcinoma

Maxillary sinus carcinoma

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Is a type of:

Head and neck cancer

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Rare

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What does extensive opacification of the right maxillary sinus mean?

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A 30-year old asked:

Should I be worried about an endoscopic sinus surgery to remove blocked up mucus from right maxillary sinus?

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My 14 year old son has a 2.2 cm retention cyst in the right maxillary sinus. What are the symptoms and treatment?

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A 26-year old male asked:

There is semi circumscribed T2 hyperintensity in the right maxillary sinus. Retention cyst, right maxillary sinus. please translate?

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A 22-year old male asked:

I have two "small" sinus polyps of the each maxillary sinuses. When should I consider having surgery? What's the likelihood of recurrence?

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A 24-year old male asked:

My mom (45yrs) is suffering from maxillary sinus and recently after having a vitamin tab for few days hv lost the sensation of smell.Kindly help urgnt

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A 38-year old female asked:

How long i can have sex after a maxillary sinus cyst removal surgery?

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Can an OAF grow in size if left untreated? Possible complications if no intervention? OAF located in right maxillary sinus.

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M57, Is it correct to start Clarithromycin 500 bid, when you have dental sort of pain(maxillary sinus), colored phlegm;fever 99.5. Thanks?

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I had a maxillary sinus surgery 4 months ago and about a got to have very dark circles under and inner sides of both my eyes, can they be related?

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Mucous retention cyst in rt maxillary sinus. Bulbous mucosal thickening of left inferior turbinate is noted. Mucosal retention cyst is also noted within left aspect of nasopharynx." Translate?

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