An osseous lesion in the maxillary sinus—Tumour or tumour‐like

Bibliographic Data

ID12371219
AuthorsNicole Nicklisch (0000-0001-7423-8343, Center of Natural and Cultural Human History Danube Private University Krems‐Stein Austria, corresponding author), Ferdinand Maier (0000-0003-2695-4905, Center of Natural and Cultural Human History Danube Private University Krems‐Stein Austria), G V Schulz (0000-0001-9598-6295, University of Basel), Georg Schulz (Department of Biomedical Engineering University of Basel Allschwil Switzerland), Anne Rossbach (State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology Saxony‐Anhalt State Museum of Prehistory Halle/Saale Germany), Sandra Pichler (0000-0002-5557-1674, Institute of Prehistory and Archaeological Science University of Basel Basel Switzerland), Hans‐Florian Zeilhofer (0000-0003-3256-6108, Department of Biomedical Engineering University of Basel Allschwil Switzerland), Ralf Gutwald (0000-0001-5841-2284, Center of Natural and Cultural Human History Danube Private University Krems‐Stein Austria), Veit Dresely (State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology Saxony‐Anhalt State Museum of Prehistory Halle/Saale Germany), Harald Meller (0000-0002-7590-0375, State Office for Heritage Management and Archaeology Saxony‐Anhalt State Museum of Prehistory Halle/Saale Germany), Daniel Baumhoer (0000-0002-2137-7507, Bone Tumour Reference Centre at the Institute of Pathology University Hospital Basel, University of Basel Basel Switzerland), Kurt W Alt (0000-0001-6938-643X, Center of Natural and Cultural Human History Danube Private University Krems‐Stein Austria, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume29
Issue2
Pages183-190
Publication date2018-11-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Osteoarchaeology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1047-482X • E-ISSN: 1099-1212
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/oa.2727
OpenAlexW2901319857
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited44

In the bioarchaeological analysis of burials from a medieval graveyard at Hettstedt, Central Germany, a male skeleton of about 40 to 50 years at death with an unusual bony structure in the left maxillary sinus was discovered. Macroscopic examination exhibited a balloon‐shaped osseous lesion with solid cortical surface 2.5 × 1.5 cm in size. Micro‐CT scans revealed trabecular structures around a central cavity. The margins of the osseous lesion were well defined without infiltration of normal maxillary bone tissue. The histopathological analysis showed the presence of lamellar and woven bone. The structure and localisation of the tumour‐like lesion suggest that the formation was the result of chronic inflammation and that chronic dental sinusitis seems to have triggered a large reactive ossification

Lesion · Maxilla · Maxillary sinus · Ossification · Pathology · Bone health and treatments · Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments · Medicine · Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology · Anatomy