Abstract:Mucoceles of the paranasal sinuses are expansile, benign mucus filled epithelial lined cystic-like lesion resulting from chronic obstruction to sinus ostia. They erode bony walls by pressure and bony resorption with the frontal and ethmoid sinuses predominately affected. The expansile lesion can involve surrounding structures like the orbit, intracranium or nasopharynx. Diagnosis is based on history, examination and radiological assessment with Computerized tomography scan being the imaging of choice. Surger… Show more
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