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case_images: Preoperative frontal view showing swelling on left side of the face.
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case_images: Extraoral examination revealed diffuse swelling over the left cheek involving lateral part of the nose and infraorbital region (Figure 1).
case_images: Orthopantomograph showing ill-defined mixed radiolucency in the left maxilla with displacement of the adjacent teeth.
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case_images: Orthopantomograph revealed an ill-defined mixed radiolucency in the left maxilla with displacement of adjacent teeth (Figure 2).
case_images: Coronal CT scan section showing the lesion completely obliterating the left maxillary sinus.
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case_images: Computed tomography sections showed the lesion completely obliterating the left maxillary sinus with intact palatal bone and posterior wall of the sinus (Figures 3, 4(a), and 4(b)).
case_images: Axial CT Scan sections showing the lesion perforating the anterior wall of the antrum and its extension in to the nasal cavity.
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case_images: Computed tomography sections showed the lesion completely obliterating the left maxillary sinus with intact palatal bone and posterior wall of the sinus (Figures 3, 4(a), and 4(b)).
case_images: Exposure of the tumour by an intraoral approach.
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case_images: Complete curettage and enucleation of the lesion was then performed by an intraoral approach under general anesthesia (Figures 5 and 6).
case_images: Curettage and complete removal of the lesion.
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case_images: Complete curettage and enucleation of the lesion was then performed by an intraoral approach under general anesthesia (Figures 5 and 6).
case_images: Gross appearance of the tumour mass.
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case_images: The enucleated tumour mass was submitted to oral and Maxillofacial Pathology Department (Figure 7).
case_images: Histopathological examination showing spindle-shaped fibroblasts in loose myxoid tissue.
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case_images: The histopathology showed spindle-shaped fibroblasts in loose myxoid tissue and confirmed the diagnosis (Figure 8).
case_images: Postoperative image showing intraoral healing.
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case_images: Patient came for regular followups, and there was no recurrence of the lesion with good intraoral healing (Figure 9).