Developmental pathology characterized by the underdevelopment of the maxillary sinus.
It is diagnosed radiologically by a centripetal opacification of the maxillary antrum.
It may be congenital or a direct result from trauma, infection, surgical intervention, or irradiation of the maxilla during the development of the maxillary bone.
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