Nasolacrimal Duct Mucocele: Case Report and Literature Review

Abstract Introduction Mucoceles are benign expansive cystic formations, composed of a mucus-secreting epithelium (respiratory or pseudostratified epithelium). Nasolacrimal mucocele occurs in a small proportion of children with nasolacrimal duct obstruction and is characterized by a cyst...

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Main Authors: Fernanda Carneiro Corujeira de Britto, Vitor Veloso Rosier, Tovar Vicente Luz, Raquel Crisóstomo Lima Verde, Clara Mônica Figueiredo de Lima, Marcus Miranda Lessa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2015-01-01
Series:International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0034-1366978