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ArticleFrontiers in surgery2025

Case Report: A case of ectopic tooth with fungal infection in the maxillary sinus.

Zhao Shumin, Zhao Qiuliang

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Article in Frontiers in surgery, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Zhao ShuminDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Central Hospital Affiliated of Shandong First Medical University (Jinan Central Hospital), Jinan, China.
Zhao QiuliangDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Central Hospital Affiliated of Shandong First Medical University (Jinan Central Hospital), Jinan, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper reports a case of a maxillary sinus ectopic tooth with fungal infection admitted to the Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Central Hospital of Shandong First Medical University. The patient, a 74-year-old female, was admitted due to a sensation of "head tightness" and underwent endoscopic resection of the left maxillary sinus open lesion and anterior lacrimal recess approach for maxillary sinus ectopic tooth, with good postoperative results.

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excisionfungal infectionheterotopic teethmaxillary sinussinusitis

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