An enlarged pneumatized middle turbinate, called a concha bullosa, may be the site of inflammatory disease ranging from simple mucosal thickening to a mucocele. Four patients with inflammatory disease involving a concha bullosa were studied with MR and/or CT. Both imaging techniques detected the presence of mucosal inflammation and a mucocele within the concha bullosa, but CT better demonstrate...

PATIENT Male, 70 • Male, 84. FINAL DIAGNOSIS Appendiceal mucocele and pseudomyxoma peritonei. SYMPTOMS -. MEDICATION -. CLINICAL PROCEDURE -. SPECIALTY Surgery. OBJECTIVE Rare disease. BACKGROUND Mucocele of the appendix is an uncommon cystic lesion characterized by distension of the appendiceal lumen with mucus. Most commonly, it is the result of epithelial proliferation, but it ...

BACKGROUND This study was performed to show occlusion of the nasofrontal duct and mucocele formation in a goat model. A pilot study was performed to investigate whether a goat is a suitable model for creating nasofrontal duct obstruction and mucocele formation. METHODS Three adult goats underwent frontal sinus anterior table osteoplastic flap creation with identification and occlusion of the ...

Mucoceles are relatively common lesions of the paranasal sinuses. The most common site of occurrence is in the frontal sinus. However, mucocele of the nasal septum is extremely rare. To the best of our knowledge, 4 cases of nasal septal mucocele have been reported in the English literature. Herein, we present an additional case of mucocele of the nasal septum with a review of the literature per...

OBJECTIVE To compare frontal sinus cranialization to obliteration for future prevention of secondary mucocele formation following open surgery for benign lesions of the frontal sinus. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective case series. SETTING Tertiary academic medical center. PATIENTS Sixty-nine patients operated for benign frontal sinus pathology between 1994 and 2011. INTERVENTIONS Open excision...

Mucocele is a benign lesion characterized by an extravasation or retention of mucous in submucosal tissue from minor salivary glands. Mucoceles are known to occur most commonly on the lower lip, followed by the floor of mouth and buccal mucosa being the next most frequent sites. Trauma and lip biting habits are the main cause for these types of lesions. Mucocele is a common oral mucosal lesion ...

Four patients with mucocele of maxillary sinus, observed between 1995 and 2001, with two years' follow-up, are described. Aim of the present study was to establish whether endoscopic marsupialization of the maxillary sinus mucocele is adequate resolutive treatment without complete removal of the mucocele wall, using more invasive approaches. The surgical procedure used was endoscopic endonasal ...

BACKGROUND Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma is the second most common etiology of appendiceal mucocele. We report a relatively rare case of a giant appendiceal mucocele caused by mucinous cystadenocarcinoma, which occupied the entire abdomen of an adult woman. CASE PRESENTATION A 63-year-old woman presented with a chief complaint of abdominal distention. Imaging studies showed a giant cystic mass ...

We present the first ever report on a colonic mucocele observed at the distal stump of a transverse loop colostomy caused by neoplasia. A 37-year-old female consulted us because of abdominal pain and vomiting caused by cystic lesions in the upper left abdominal quadrant. A preoperative checkup revealed no sign of neoplastic lesions; however, tumor resection was performed because of the symptoms...