Journal of Clinical Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

J Clin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1998; 9(2):327-331

pISSN: 1225-0244, eISSN: 2713-833X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35420/jcohns.1998.9.2.327

종설

두개내 침범을 동반한 거대한 전두동 점액낭종 1례

양시창¹, 김용범¹, 이민홍¹, 김춘동¹

A Huge frontal sinus mucocele with intracranial invasion

Si Chang Yang¹, Yong Beom Kim¹, Min Hong Lee¹, Choon Dong Kim¹

¹한국보훈병원 이비인후과

¹Department of Otolaryngology, Korea Veterans Hospital, Seoul, Korea

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Published Online: May 31, 2020

ABSTRACT

Mucocele is a expansile cyst-like lesion of the paranasal sinus. Most of the mucoceles are found in the frontal sinus and ethmoid sinus, and associated with the blockage of the natural sinus ostium. The authors experienced a case of huge mucocele caused by metallic foreign body injury at Korean war. This mucocele involved both frontal sinus and supraorbital cells. It was firmly attached to dura. This case was successfully treated with external frontal approach and abdominal fat tissue obliteration. Therefore, we present this case with a brief review of the literature.

Keywords: Mucocele; Frontal sinus