Maxillary sinus cancer is a rare form of cancer that develops near the nose. It can be very aggressive and symptoms may include facial lumps and pain or a decreased ability to smell.

The maxillary sinuses are shaped like a pyramid and each contain three cavities, which point sideways, inwards, and downwards. The sinuses are small air-filled holes found in the bones of the face.

The maxillary sinuses, those pouches on either side of the human nose, have a purpose after all: They act as cushions to allow noses to assume different shapes. A new study explains the ...

Maxillary sinuses: These large, paired sinuses are behind the cheekbones on either side of the nose. They are pyramid-shaped and are the largest sinuses in the head.

Researchers have found in a new research that the combined use of oral posaconazole, adjunctive hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) ...

If you have CIS or stage 0 cancer of the maxillary sinus, you have a very early stage cancer. Some doctors prefer to call this preinvasive cancer because there are cancer cells only in the top layer ...

Together, the T, N and M stages give a complete description of the stage of your cancer. For example, if you have a T2, N0, M0 cancer of the maxillary sinuses, you have a tumour that has begun to grow ...

The maxillary nerve. This branch covers the middle part of the face and is also a purely sensory nerve. It carries sensations from your nose, cheeks, lower eyelids, upper lip, and gums.

Fracture of the maxillary bone during hyperbaric oxygen therapy Yi-Heng Liu , Te-Chun Hsia , Juhn-Cherng Liu , Wei Chen CMAJ Dec 2008, 179 (12) 1351; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.080713 ...