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Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery > Volume 39(1); 1996 > Article
Korean Journal of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 1996;39(1): 139-43.
A Case of Polyostotic Fibous Dysplasia Involving Both Maxillary Sinuses
Jeong Su Woo, MD, Heung Man Lee, MD, and Sang Hag Lee, MD
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
상악동에 발생한 다골성 섬유 이형성증 1례
우정수 · 이흥만 · 이상학
고려대학교 의과대학 이비인후-두경부외과학교실
ABSTRACT

Fibrous dysplasia is a benign disease which develops slowly over a few years and it's cause is unknown. The incidence of this disease is 2.5% of whole bone tumors and 7% of benign bone tumors. Most common site is maxillary bone in the facial bones, therefore maxilary bone changes to abnormal shape, produce mass appearance, and develops symptoms. The polyostotic type is rare compared to the monostotic type. The author reports one case of polyostotic fibrous dysplasia occurred in both maxillary sinuses.

Keywords: Polyostotic fibrous dyspalsiaMaxillary sinuses.
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