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Inflammatory pseudotumours of the paranasal sinuses

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Inflammatory pseudotumors are clinocopathologically distinctive but biologically controversial entities. They have been described in the lungs, abdomen, retroperitoneum and extremities, but rarely affect the head and neck region. This report is of 2 cases of pseudo tumor of the paranasal sinuses with varied clinical presentation and successful outcome following treatment.

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  1. Dept of ENT, Head & Neck Surgery, Sri Ramachandra Medical College & Research Institute (DU), Porur, Chennai, 600 116, India

    Vivek Sasindran, A. Ravikumar, K. Senthil & L. Somu

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Sasindran, V., Ravikumar, A., Senthil, K. et al. Inflammatory pseudotumours of the paranasal sinuses. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck S 59, 267–269 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-007-0077-3

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