OBJECTIVE: To present the first documented case of an angiolipoma of the maxillary sinus, our treatment of the patient, and the 1-year follow-up results. At the conclusion of the report, the reader should be able to discuss the incidence, treatment options, and long-term prognosis of angiolipomas of the paranasal sinuses. STUDY DESIGN: A case study reporting on a single patient with the diagnosis of maxillary sinus angiolipoma. METHODS: Review of diagnostic studies, the operative technique, and the patient's chart for the 1-year period after treatment. RESULTS: The patient remains free of disease 1 year after definitive surgical treatment. CONCLUSIONS: Angiolipomas are exceedingly rare in this location. The accepted treatment for this disease in other regions of the body consists of wide local excision with close follow-up. The extent of the disease found in this patient required a medial maxillectomy for en bloc resection. We would advocate such an approach for other physicians who are faced with a patient with this rare diagnosis.
OBJECTIVE: To present the first documented case of an angiolipoma of the maxillary sinus, our treatment of the patient, and the 1-year follow-up results. At the conclusion of the report, the reader should be able to discuss the incidence, treatment options, and long-term prognosis of angiolipomas of the paranasal sinuses. STUDY DESIGN: A case study reporting on a single patient with the diagnosis of maxillary sinus angiolipoma. METHODS: Review of diagnostic studies, the operative technique, and the patient's chart for the 1-year period after treatment. RESULTS: The patient remains free of disease 1 year after definitive surgical treatment. CONCLUSIONS:Angiolipomas are exceedingly rare in this location. The accepted treatment for this disease in other regions of the body consists of wide local excision with close follow-up. The extent of the disease found in this patient required a medial maxillectomy for en bloc resection. We would advocate such an approach for other physicians who are faced with a patient with this rare diagnosis.