Giant frontoethmoid mucocele with intracranial extension: case report

Ear Nose Throat J. 2003 Jan;82(1):50-2.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cranial Fossa, Anterior / pathology
  • Ethmoid Sinus*
  • Female
  • Frontal Lobe / pathology*
  • Frontal Sinus*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Mucocele / pathology*
  • Mucocele / surgery
  • Orbit / pathology*
  • Paranasal Sinus Diseases / pathology*
  • Paranasal Sinus Diseases / surgery