A giant frontoethmoid mucocele with intracranial extension

Isk A. U., ARSLAN S., Arslan E., BAYKAL S.

SCOTTISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.60, sa.1, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Editöre Mektup
  • Cilt numarası: 60 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1177/0036933014561949
  • Dergi Adı: SCOTTISH MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Ethmoid sinus, frontal sinus, mucocele, intracranial extension, paranasal sinus, FRONTAL MUCOCELE, SINUS, OSTEOMA, FOSSA
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Mucoceles are mucus-containing cysts lined by epithelium. Although benign, they may show expansive growth and remain undiagnosed until symptoms due to compression of surrounding structures arise. We report a rare case of frontoethmoid mucocele with intracranial extension in an 80-year-old woman with complaints of headache, right diplopia and proptosis. A right frontoorbital craniotomy was performed, and a mucocele in the frontal sinus extending into the frontal lobe and orbit was totally removed. The patient was successfully treated without any complication. The two-year follow-up results were satisfactory. Magnetic resonance imaging excluded any recurrence of the mucocele. Combined intranasal and transcranial approach is necessary to treat giant frontoetmoid mucoceles with intracranial extension.