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A 51-year-old male patient with four months history of right cheek swelling and unilateral nasal obstruction
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A 51-year-old male patient was admitted in our clinic with four months history of right cheek swelling (Fig. 1) and unilateral nasal obstruction.
MRI of the left maxillary sinus showing that the tumor invaded the nasal cavity and the maxillary sinus
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated a tumor involving the right maxillary sinus (Fig. 2).
Tumoral excision and reconstruction of the defect with a rectus abdominis free flap
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The patient was treated by a wider surgical excision of the mass (hemiresection of the left maxilla) and reconstruction with a rectus abdominis free flap (Fig. 3 a,b,c).
Result: 5 months after surgery
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Post excisional defect
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The surgical decision was orbital exenteration along with a radical excision of the frontal sinus (Fig. 5,6).