Giant Frontal Mucocele Occurring 32 Years after Frontal Bone Fracture: A Case Report
Giant mucoceles of the frontal sinus are rare but their recognition is important in the differential diagnosis of proptosis and fronto-orbital lesions. The authors describe a patient with frontal giant mucocele with intracranial as well as orbit and ethmoid sinus involvement. Thirty-two years after...
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doaj-3e685d0c52a14bf29deeac9f7b3fccae2020-11-24T22:19:20ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Neurology1662-680X2012-01-0141343710.1159/000336326336326Giant Frontal Mucocele Occurring 32 Years after Frontal Bone Fracture: A Case ReportYuuta KamoshimaShunsuke TerasakaYuji NakamaruDai TakagiSatoshi FukudaKiyohiro HoukinGiant mucoceles of the frontal sinus are rare but their recognition is important in the differential diagnosis of proptosis and fronto-orbital lesions. The authors describe a patient with frontal giant mucocele with intracranial as well as orbit and ethmoid sinus involvement. Thirty-two years after a frontal sinus fracture, a 51-year-old female presented with headache, and left exophthalmos and ophthalmoplegia. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a giant frontal sinus mucocele with extension into the left anterior cranial fossa. The mucocele was treated with a transcranial and endoscopic transnasal approach. The frontal sinus was then cranialized with reconstruction of the posterior wall, and finally a wide nasal drainage was performed. The clinical symptoms disappeared immediately after surgery.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/336326GiantFrontal sinusMucoceleExternal approach |
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Yuuta Kamoshima Shunsuke Terasaka Yuji Nakamaru Dai Takagi Satoshi Fukuda Kiyohiro Houkin Giant Frontal Mucocele Occurring 32 Years after Frontal Bone Fracture: A Case Report Case Reports in Neurology Giant Frontal sinus Mucocele External approach |
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Yuuta Kamoshima Shunsuke Terasaka Yuji Nakamaru Dai Takagi Satoshi Fukuda Kiyohiro Houkin |
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Yuuta Kamoshima |
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Giant Frontal Mucocele Occurring 32 Years after Frontal Bone Fracture: A Case Report |
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Giant Frontal Mucocele Occurring 32 Years after Frontal Bone Fracture: A Case Report |
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Giant Frontal Mucocele Occurring 32 Years after Frontal Bone Fracture: A Case Report |
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Giant Frontal Mucocele Occurring 32 Years after Frontal Bone Fracture: A Case Report |
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Giant Frontal Mucocele Occurring 32 Years after Frontal Bone Fracture: A Case Report |
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giant frontal mucocele occurring 32 years after frontal bone fracture: a case report |
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Karger Publishers |
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Case Reports in Neurology |
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1662-680X |
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2012-01-01 |
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Giant mucoceles of the frontal sinus are rare but their recognition is important in the differential diagnosis of proptosis and fronto-orbital lesions. The authors describe a patient with frontal giant mucocele with intracranial as well as orbit and ethmoid sinus involvement. Thirty-two years after a frontal sinus fracture, a 51-year-old female presented with headache, and left exophthalmos and ophthalmoplegia. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a giant frontal sinus mucocele with extension into the left anterior cranial fossa. The mucocele was treated with a transcranial and endoscopic transnasal approach. The frontal sinus was then cranialized with reconstruction of the posterior wall, and finally a wide nasal drainage was performed. The clinical symptoms disappeared immediately after surgery. |
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Giant Frontal sinus Mucocele External approach |
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