Giant Frontoethmoid Mucocele with Intracranial Extension: Case Report

We report the case of a 31-year-old woman who came to us with a giant frontoethmoid mass that had extended into the intracranial region and invaded the left orbit. We removed the lesion in its entirety via a combined intranasal and transcranial approach. We discuss the advantages and disadvantages o...

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Published in:Ear, nose, & throat journal nose, & throat journal, 2003-01, Vol.82 (1), p.50-52
Main Authors: Cansiz, Harun, Yener, Murat, Güvenç, M. Güven, Canbaz, Bülent
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Care and treatment
Case studies
Cranial Fossa, Anterior - pathology
Ethmoid Sinus
Female
Frontal Lobe - pathology
Frontal Sinus
Head and neck surgery. Maxillofacial surgery. Dental surgery. Orthodontics
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Medical sciences
Mucocele - pathology
Mucocele - surgery
Non tumoral diseases
Orbit - pathology
Otolaryngology
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Paranasal Sinus Diseases - pathology
Paranasal Sinus Diseases - surgery
Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases
Surgery of the upper aerodigestive tract
Tumors
Upper respiratory tract, upper alimentary tract, paranasal sinuses, salivary glands: diseases, semeiology
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Summary:We report the case of a 31-year-old woman who came to us with a giant frontoethmoid mass that had extended into the intracranial region and invaded the left orbit. We removed the lesion in its entirety via a combined intranasal and transcranial approach. We discuss the advantages and disadvantages of different surgical approaches, and we explain why we recommend a combined approach for the type of giant lesion that we encountered.
ISSN:0145-5613
1942-7522
DOI:10.1177/014556130308200115