Isolated sphenoid sinus mucocele: Report of a rare case

Moutei, Hassan; Bennis, Azzelarab; Chraïbi, F.; Zouheir, Z.; Abdellaoui, M.; Benatiya, Idriss Andaloussi

doi:10.1016/j.jfo.2020.01.022

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“…Mucoceles of the sphenoid bone are relatively rare, although many short reports have appeared in the medical literature since they were first described by Berg in 1889. Sphenoid sinus mucoceles usually exist as sole entities 13. The sphenoid sinus is located in the deep part of the sinus and is adjacent to the pituitary gland, cavernous sinus, orbital apex, and optic nerve.…”

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Nasal Sinus Mucoceles Manifesting Ocular Symptoms

Peng

Yue

Zhang

et al. 2022

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

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Introduction: To describe the ocular symptoms in a series of patients with nasal sinus mucoceles of different locations. Methods: The authors analyzed the diagnosis and treatment of patients with sinus mucoceles and ocular symptoms who presented to the hospital from February 2010 to April 2020. A total of 61 patients were included in the study. The locations of the mucoceles were the frontal sinus (8 patients), ethmoid sinus (25 patients), and sphenoid sinus (28 patients). The authors selected 1 typical mucocele case from each of the sinuses, including the frontal, ethmoid, and sphenoid sinuses, and analyzed the history, diagnosis, and treatment of mucoceles in each location. Results: The main clinical manifestations were ophthalmic symptoms, such as exophthalmos or displacement, eye pain, blindness or decreased vision, blepharoptosis, and diplopia; no obvious nasal symptoms were noted. Most patients with these symptoms went to an ophthalmologist first. All lesions in this study were found through imaging examinations. Most symptoms improved after surgical interventions. Only 2 of the 61 patients had no improvement in vision because of the long period of vision loss. Conclusions: Although sinus mucoceles are located in the sinuses, ocular symptoms are more prevalent than nasal symptoms. The earlier the imaging examinations are performed; the sooner lesions are detected, and the patients can be treated.

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“…Sphenoid sinus mucoceles usually exist as sole entities. 13 The sphenoid sinus is located in the deep part of the sinus and is adjacent to the pituitary gland, cavernous sinus, orbital apex, and optic nerve. Patients with sphenoid sinus mucoceles often have no nasal symptoms in the early stages.…”

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confidence: 99%