INTRODUCTION To describe the unusual manifestation of a giant frontal sinus mucocele. CLINICAL PICTURE A 33-year-old female presented with blurring of vision in the left eye, periorbital swelling and a painless forehead mass. There was proptosis, partial ptosis, and an elongated, soft, subcutaneous mass over the left side of the forehead. CT scan showed a mass arising from the frontal sinus w...

and a giant appendiceal mucocele was found with partial intussusception into the cecum ( fig. 2 ). Appendectomy plus partial cecal resection was performed. The final pathologic diagnosis was mucocele caused by chronic appendicitis. Mucocele of the appendix is a rare clinical entity, characterized by distension of the lumen due to accumulation of mucus. The reported prevalence is between 0.2% an...

This report describes a lesion of the upper lip that was definitively diagnosed by histologic examination as a mucocele or mucus retention phenomenon. The usual location of mucoceles is the lower lip. This case illustrates an uncommon presentation of mucocele with respect to symptoms, location and duration. The features of a variety of oral lesions are discussed and compared, to help clinicians...

Melanoma metastatic to the appendix is extremely rare. Here we describe a case of a 31-year-old female from Bolivia with a remote history of metastatic malignant melanoma first diagnosed as a cutaneous malignant melanoma ten years prior to this presentation. The patient was being followed for a mucocele which on resection was found to be metastatic melanoma. "Mucocele" is a generic diagnosis th...

Bilateral paranasal sinus mucoceles are rare. To date, only 5 cases have been reported in the English-language literature. All were bilaterally symmetrical. We present a patient with bilateral asymmetric mucoceles. This patient had a symptomatic mucocele of the right ethmoid sinus with orbital extension and an asymptomatic mucocele involving the left maxillary sinus with retroorbital extension....

ABSTRACT The Sphenoid Sinus is considered the paranasal sinus with more variation to degree of pneumatization. Thus, this work aimed report first case on interference anatomical for orthognathic surgery. A 18- year-old woman, isolated cleft palate repaired, was submitted surgery correct maxillomandibular skeletal discrepancy. cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) exam performed preoperative plan...

Background: Superficial mucocele presents as small, clear vesicle on noninflamed mucosa. In this study, we report several vesicles on the bucal mucosa of a woman diagnosed as superficial mucocele.Case Presentation: A 48-year old woman presented with multiple vesicles on her labial mucosa, ventral surface of the tongue, floor of the mouth and palate. A mucosal biopsy was taken from the vesicle. ...

A 79-year-old man presents with signs of an orbital mass. A CT scan revealed a large maxillary mucocele eroding through the orbital floor. Surgical drainage of the mucocele and conservative postoperative care, returned all ophthalmic signs to normal and bony remodelling of the orbital floor was demonstrated. Maxillary mucoceles should be assessed by both ENT and Ophthalmic surgeons. Postoperati...

There are many causes of disturbed bowel habits. In this rare case of mucocele of appendix, patient presented with disturbed bowel habits of increased frequency, urgency and semisolid stool. Ultrasound of abdomen revealed fusiform cyst just below umbilicus. Differential diagnoses included mesenteric cyst, duplication cyst and mucocele of appendix. Coronal and saggital reformats of CT abdomen co...

The most common non-neoplastic lesion of salivary gland tissue is the mucocele (also called sialocele and ptyalocele). A mucocele is defined as the pooling of mucin in a cystic cavity. Two types of mucoceles are recognized: (1) the retention type, in which the mucin pooling is confined within a dilated excretory duct or cyst, and (2) the extravasation type, in which mucin is spilled into the co...