A Case of Symptomatic Maxillary Retention Cyst

Kim, Hankyeol; Lee, Eun Kyu; Kim, Hyo Yeol; Hong, Sang Duck; Dhong, Hun Jong; Chung, Seung Kyu

doi:2018.25.1.59

J Rhinol > Volume 25(1); 2018

Case Report

Journal of Rhinology 2018;25(1):59-62.
Published online May 31, 2018.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18787/jr.2018.25.1.59

A Case of Symptomatic Maxillary Retention Cyst

Hankyeol Kim, Eun Kyu Lee, Hyo Yeol Kim, Sang Duck Hong, Hun Jong Dhong, Seung Kyu Chung

Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. siamkhy@skku.edu

안면통을 동반한 상악동 내 저류낭종 1례

김한결, 이은규, 김효열, 홍상덕, 동헌종, 정승규

성균관대학교 의과대학 삼성서울병원 이비인후과학교실

Abstract

Retention cyst of the maxillary sinus is a benign lesion produced from obstruction of a seromucous gland or duct. It is mostly asymptomatic but sometimes is accompanied by facial pain, headache, nasal obstruction, and other symptoms. However, there are some debates on whether the symptoms are directly related with retention cyst. These cysts typically do not require treatment. However, when accompanied by symptoms, treatment can be administered for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. We report a case in which facial pain is caused by a maxillary retention cyst suspended from an infraorbital nerve.

Key Words: Cyst;Paranasal sinus neoplasms;Maxillary sinus;Facial pain