Inflammatory Pseudotumor of Maxilla: Masquerading as Aggressive Malignancy
Iram Khan
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Old Rajinder Nagar, Delhi, India.
Satinder Singh *
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Old Rajinder Nagar, Delhi, India.
Shalabh Sharma
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Old Rajinder Nagar, Delhi, India.
Vrushali Mahajan
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Old Rajinder Nagar, Delhi, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Inflammatory pseudotumor is a chronic inflammatory lesion of unknown origin with highly aggressive course. The disease even being benign in nature spreads aggressively, giving a false clinical impression of malignancy. A knowledge of the clinical entity is essential when considering a diagnosis of malignancy.
Keywords: Pseudotumor, tumor, recurrence, chronic inflammation