A giant frontoethmoid mucocele with intracranial extension
SCOTTISH MEDICAL JOURNAL, cilt.60, sa.1, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- 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.