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Oral Manifestations of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Maxillary Sinus

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Case Report | Volume 2 - Issue 1 | Article DOI : https://dx.doi.org/10.36876/smd.1008

Cobo-Vazquez C1*, Molinero-Mourelle P1, Garcia-Morcote CA2, Martínez JM1 and J Lopez-Quiles J1

1Department of Medicine and Oral Surgery, School of Dentistry, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

2Service of Pathological Anatomy.12 de Octubre University Hospital, Spain

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Cobo-Vazquez C, Department of Medicine and Oral Surgery, School of Dentistry, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Pza. Ramón y Cajal, 3, 28040, Madrid, Spain

Keywords: Squamous cell carcinoma; Maxillary sinus; Extraction; intraoral

Abstract

The present article describes the evolution of a squamous cell carcinoma of the maxillary sinus that produced as its first clinical appearance intraoral signs and symptoms. The patient had visited her primary dentist due to advanced mobility of the upper left second molar. Following its extraction, the signs and symptoms of a malignant lesion appeared. A review of the literature is presented following this case. The objective of this article is to describe the intraoral signs and symptoms of squamous cell carcinomas of the maxillary sinus, for their early diagnosis and treatment to improve their prognosis.

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Cobo-Vazquez C, Molinero-Mourelle P, Garcia-Morcote CA, Martínez JM and Lopez-Quiles JJ. Oral Manifestations of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Maxillary Sinus. SM J Dent. 2016; 2(1): 1008.

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Received: 23-Sep-2016

Accepted: 09-Nov-2016

Published: 15-Nov-2016