A Case of Mucocele in the Ethmoidal Sinus

Lee, Kang On; Won, Na Kyeung; Lee, Young Ho; Lee, Soo Won

doi:10.35420/jcohns.1991.2.2.313

J Clin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1991; 2(2):313-316

pISSN: 1225-0244, eISSN: 2713-833X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35420/jcohns.1991.2.2.313

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이강온¹, 원나경¹, 이영호¹, 이수원¹

A Case of Mucocele in the Ethmoidal Sinus

Kang On Lee¹, Na Kyeung Won¹, Young Ho Lee¹, Soo Won Lee¹

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¹울산 동강병원 이비인후과

¹Department of Otolaryngology, Dong Kang Hospital, Ulsan

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Published Online: May 31, 2020

ABSTRACT

The mucocele is a chronic, cystic lesion of the paranasal sinuses, which is lined with pseudostratified or low-columnar epithelium containing occasional goblet cells.

With increasing size, bony erosion occurs, and the mucocele extends outside the sinus. The findings and symptoms associated with a mucocele depend on its location and the extend of bony erosion.

We experienced a case of mucocele in ethmoidal sinus, which was found 44-year-old female. The case was treated external and internal ethmoidectomy.

So, we present this case with a brief review of the literatures.

Keywords: Mucocele; Ethmoidal sinus; External ethmoidectomy