AUTHOR=Shumin Zhao , Qiuliang Zhao 

TITLE=Case Report: A case of ectopic tooth with fungal infection in the maxillary sinus

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Surgery

VOLUME=Volume 12 - 2025

YEAR=2025

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/surgery/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2025.1564859

DOI=10.3389/fsurg.2025.1564859

ISSN=2296-875X

ABSTRACT=This paper reports a case of a maxillary sinus ectopic tooth with fungal infection admitted to the Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Affiliated Central Hospital of Shandong First Medical University. The patient, a 74-year-old female, was admitted due to a sensation of “head tightness” and underwent endoscopic resection of the left maxillary sinus open lesion and anterior lacrimal recess approach for maxillary sinus ectopic tooth, with good postoperative results.