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CT scan revealing an expansive mass occupying the right maxillary sinus (coronal view).
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As symptoms persisted after medical management, a CT scan was ordered, revealing an expansive maxillary sinus opacification with erosion of the right maxillary sinus medial wall (Figure 1()).
Magnetic resonance of the maxillary sinus mass.
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The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a mass in the right maxillary sinus with an heterogeneous pattern in the T1 sequence with contrast (Figure 2()).
Angiography preembolization.
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An angiography and preoperative embolization (Figure 3()) of the right sphenopalatine artery was undertaken, and a meatotomy and ethmoidectomy under endoscopic control were performed (Figures 4() and 5()).
Endoscopic view of the mass.
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An angiography and preoperative embolization (Figure 3()) of the right sphenopalatine artery was undertaken, and a meatotomy and ethmoidectomy under endoscopic control were performed (Figures 4() and 5()).
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