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Maxillary cyst

MedGen UID:
742956
•Concept ID:
C1960172
•
Anatomical Abnormality
Synonym: Cyst of maxilla
SNOMED CT: Maxillary cyst (426190008); Cyst of maxilla (426190008)
 
HPO: HP:6000594

Definition

A closed sac that has developed in the upper jaw bone (maxilla) and contains fluid or semi-solid material. Cystic lesions of the maxilla are benign entities with both odontogenic and non-odontogenic origins. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMaxillary cyst

Professional guidelines

PubMed

The contemporary management of cancers of the sinonasal tract in adults.
Thawani R, Kim MS, Arastu A, Feng Z, West MT, Taflin NF, Thein KZ, Li R, Geltzeiler M, Lee N, Fuller CD, Grandis JR, Floudas CS, Heinrich MC, Hanna E, Chandra RA
CA Cancer J Clin 2023 Jan;73(1):72-112. Epub 2022 Aug 2 doi: 10.3322/caac.21752. PMID: 35916666Free PMC Article
'Combined endo-perio lesions' - what is the best treatment?
Adam M
Evid Based Dent 2021 Dec;22(4):158-159. Epub 2021 Dec 16 doi: 10.1038/s41432-021-0230-y. PMID: 34916649
Medication-related osteonecrosis and osteoradionecrosis of the jaws: Update and current management.
Kün-Darbois JD, Fauvel F
Morphologie 2021 Jun;105(349):170-187. Epub 2020 Dec 3 doi: 10.1016/j.morpho.2020.11.008. PMID: 33281055

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Evaluation of the efficacy of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging and apparent diffusion coefficients in the diagnosis of maxillary diseases.
Tezuka Y, Ogura I
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2023 Dec;136(6):753-758. Epub 2023 Jun 28 doi: 10.1016/j.oooo.2023.06.012. PMID: 37517952
Transnasal endoscopic surgery of post-operative maxillary cysts.
Sawatsubashi M, Murakami D, Oda M, Komune S
J Laryngol Otol 2015 Mar;129 Suppl 2:S46-51. doi: 10.1017/S0022215114002382. PMID: 25706161
Orbitomaxillary mass after repair of the orbital floor.
Verma S, Garg A, Nastri A
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2014 Dec;52(10):977-9. Epub 2014 Oct 8 doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2014.08.015. PMID: 25305794
A comparative study of the radiological diagnosis of postoperative maxillary cyst.
Heo MS, Song MY, Lee SS, Choi SC, Park TW
Dentomaxillofac Radiol 2000 Nov;29(6):347-51. doi: 10.1038/sj/dmfr/4600552. PMID: 11114664
Conservative management of a large maxillary cyst.
Rees JS
Int Endod J 1997 Jan;30(1):64-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.1997.tb01100.x. PMID: 9477796

Diagnosis

Maxillary Surgical Ciliated Cyst After Orthognathic Surgery.
de Menêses RKL, da Rocha TB, Cunha JLS, Neto FF, Gordón-Nuñéz MA, Nonaka CFW, Alves PM
Head Neck Pathol 2023 Dec;17(4):1075-1079. Epub 2023 Nov 27 doi: 10.1007/s12105-023-01598-y. PMID: 38010474Free PMC Article
Deep learning object detection of maxillary cyst-like lesions on panoramic radiographs: preliminary study.
Watanabe H, Ariji Y, Fukuda M, Kuwada C, Kise Y, Nozawa M, Sugita Y, Ariji E
Oral Radiol 2021 Jul;37(3):487-493. Epub 2020 Sep 19 doi: 10.1007/s11282-020-00485-4. PMID: 32948938
Bilateral nasolabial cyst.
Dghoughi S
J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg 2017 Dec;118(6):385-388. Epub 2017 Aug 22 doi: 10.1016/j.jormas.2017.07.007. PMID: 28838772
The antrochoanal polyp.
Maldonado M, Martínez A, Alobid I, Mullol J
Rhinology 2004 Dec;42(4):178-82. PMID: 15626248
On the diagnosis and pathogenesis of intramural maxillary cysts.
Berg O, Carenfelt C, Sobin A
Acta Otolaryngol 1989 Nov-Dec;108(5-6):464-8. doi: 10.3109/00016488909125554. PMID: 2589074

Therapy

Infraorbital Nerve Located Medially to Postoperative Maxillary Cysts: A Risk of Endonasal Surgery.
Kondo K, Baba S, Suzuki S, Nishijima H, Kikuta S, Yamasoba T
ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec 2018;80(1):28-35. Epub 2018 Feb 20 doi: 10.1159/000486372. PMID: 29462811
Preoperative Local Administration of Morphine as an Add-on Therapy in Patients Undergoing Surgical Removal of an Odontogenic Maxillary Cyst. A Randomized, Double-Blind Pilot Study.
Kolacz M, Karlinski M, Walerzak K, Trzebicki J
J Oral Facial Pain Headache 2015 Fall;29(4):378-83. doi: 10.11607/ofph.1307. PMID: 26485385
Orbitomaxillary mass after repair of the orbital floor.
Verma S, Garg A, Nastri A
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2014 Dec;52(10):977-9. Epub 2014 Oct 8 doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2014.08.015. PMID: 25305794
Postoperative maxillary cyst after maxillary sinus augmentation.
Kim JJ, Freire M, Yoon JH, Kim HK
J Craniofac Surg 2013;24(5):e521-3. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3182a238a4. PMID: 24036833
Post-operative maxillary cyst associated with a maxillary sinus elevation procedure: a case report.
Misch CM, Misch CE, Resnik RR, Ismail YH, Appel B
J Oral Implantol 1991;17(4):432-7. PMID: 1813654

Prognosis

Successful Management of Dental Implants in Postoperative Maxillary Cyst: A Case Report With a 13-Year Follow-Up.
Park WB, Kim YJ, Han JY, Kang P
J Oral Implantol 2020 Apr 1;46(2):133-138. doi: 10.1563/aaid-joi-D-19-00191. PMID: 31910067
Orbitomaxillary mass after repair of the orbital floor.
Verma S, Garg A, Nastri A
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2014 Dec;52(10):977-9. Epub 2014 Oct 8 doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2014.08.015. PMID: 25305794
Endoscopic sinus surgery for the odontogenic maxillary cysts.
Seno S, Ogawa T, Shibayama M, Ogawa F, Fukui J, Owaki S, Suzuki M, Shimizu T
Rhinology 2009 Sep;47(3):305-309. doi: 10.4193/Rhin08.162. PMID: 19839256
A comparative study of the radiological diagnosis of postoperative maxillary cyst.
Heo MS, Song MY, Lee SS, Choi SC, Park TW
Dentomaxillofac Radiol 2000 Nov;29(6):347-51. doi: 10.1038/sj/dmfr/4600552. PMID: 11114664
Conservative management of a large maxillary cyst.
Rees JS
Int Endod J 1997 Jan;30(1):64-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2591.1997.tb01100.x. PMID: 9477796

Clinical prediction guides

A Clinical Observation Study for Transnasal Endoscopic Marsupialization in the Treatment of Maxillary Cyst.
Xu D, Han M, Cao R, Liu D, Zhang Q, Sun C
J Craniofac Surg 2023 Nov-Dec 01;34(8):2430-2432. Epub 2023 Aug 29 doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000009707. PMID: 37643077
Perspective on the clone library method for infectious diseases.
Yatera K, Noguchi S, Mukae H
Respir Investig 2021 Nov;59(6):741-747. Epub 2021 Aug 14 doi: 10.1016/j.resinv.2021.07.003. PMID: 34400128
Deep learning object detection of maxillary cyst-like lesions on panoramic radiographs: preliminary study.
Watanabe H, Ariji Y, Fukuda M, Kuwada C, Kise Y, Nozawa M, Sugita Y, Ariji E
Oral Radiol 2021 Jul;37(3):487-493. Epub 2020 Sep 19 doi: 10.1007/s11282-020-00485-4. PMID: 32948938
Postoperative maxillary cyst after maxillary sinus augmentation.
Kim JJ, Freire M, Yoon JH, Kim HK
J Craniofac Surg 2013;24(5):e521-3. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3182a238a4. PMID: 24036833
Clinicopathologic study of the postoperative maxillary cyst.
Yamamoto H, Takagi M
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol 1986 Nov;62(5):544-8. doi: 10.1016/0030-4220(86)90318-x. PMID: 3466125

Recent systematic reviews

Surgical ciliated cysts of the mandible: A systematic review of case reports.
Brisset M, Cambronne C, Ferrer M, Cousty S, Dubuc A
Oral Dis 2024 Jul;30(5):2858-2864. Epub 2023 Oct 26 doi: 10.1111/odi.14795. PMID: 37884395

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