ABSTRACT
The term mucocele designates a cyst developing from a sinus mucosa, generally the frontal and/or ethmoidal sinuses. Maxillary sinus localization is exceptional however and raises numerous diagnostic problems in daily practice. The antral mucoceles are potentially destructive lesions, often secondary to Caldwell-Luc procedure. In this article are described in some detail the clinical, radiological and histopathological features of true antral mucoceles.
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Maxillary Sinus , Mucocele , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Mucocele/diagnosisABSTRACT
A new case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the larynx is presented. The microscopic differential diagnosis of mucoepidermoid carcinoma, the several cells stem with its malignancy degrees and its repercussion on prognostic and possible treatments of this rare growth are stressed. A review of the literature is set aside.