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Ethmoid metastasis of endometrial carcinoma causing mucocoele of maxillary antrum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

A. Scott ,
M. Raine  and
J. M. Stansbie
A. Scott
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Walsgrave Hospital NHS Trust, Walsgrave, Coventry, UK.
M. Raine
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Walsgrave Hospital NHS Trust, Walsgrave, Coventry, UK.
J. M. Stansbie*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Walsgrave Hospital NHS Trust, Walsgrave, Coventry, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: J. M. Stansbie F.R.C.S., Department of Otolaryngology, Walsgrave Hospital NHS Trust, Clifford Bridge Road, Walsgrave, Coventry CV2 2DX. Fax: 01203 622197.
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Abstract

We report a case of an antral mucocoele secondary to the obstruction of its ostium by metastatic endometrial carcinoma. This is the first report of such a cause for a mucocoele, and for a metastasis from such a tumour in the head and neck.

Keywords

Uterine neoplasmsNeoplasm metastasisMucocoeleMaxillary antrum
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 112 , Issue 3 , March 1998 , pp. 283 - 285
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998

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