ABSTRACT
Mucoceles are strictly defined as chronic, expanding, mucosa-lined lesions of the frontal sinus and containing insipissated secretion. We present a 48-years-old female who complains right periorbital and frontal swelling of approximately 1,5 years duration. Radiological and exploratory findings confirm the diagnosis of infected mucocele (pyomucocele). Under general anesthesia an endoscopic sinus surgery was performed. One year later, the patient is alive and well with no evidence of primary disease.
Subject(s)
Frontal Sinus , Mucocele , Paranasal Sinus Diseases , Drainage , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Middle Aged , Mucocele/diagnostic imaging , Mucocele/surgery , Paranasal Sinus Diseases/diagnostic imaging , Paranasal Sinus Diseases/surgery , Suppuration , Time Factors , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
Se define como mucocele a una lesión crónica, expansiva circunscrita por mucosa que asienta en el seno frontal, la cual está llena de secrección mucosa. Presentamos el caso de una mujer de 48 años de edad que consultó por tumefacción frontal y periorbitaria derechas de 1,5 años de evolución. Los hallazgos encontrados en la exploración y en las pruebas de imagen confirmaron el diagnóstico de mucocele infectado (piomucocele). Se realizó su extirpación endoscópica bajo anestesia general. Un año más tarde se encuentra bien sin evidencia de la enfermedad por la que se la trató
Mucoceles are strictly defined as chronic, expanding, mucosa-lined lesions of the frontal sinus and containing insipissated secretion. We present a 48-years-old female who complains right periorbital and frontal swelling of approximately 1,5 years duration. Radiological and exploratory findings confirm the diagnosis of infected mucocele (pyomucocele). Under general anesthesia an endoscopic sinus surgery was performed. One year later, the patient is alive and well with no evidence of primary disease
