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A 25-year-old female asked:

I recently had a ct scan done on my sinus and i have a 1.6 cm polyp or mucous retention cyst inferiorly in my left maxillary sinus what does it mean?

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Dr. Bradford Patt
Dr. Bradford Pattanswered
Facial Plastic Surgery 36 years experience
CT finding: The finding of an isolated polyp or retention cyst on a CT scan does not need to be treated unless you have other symptoms of sinusitis.
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