title: An 'empty' sphenoid mucocele.
abstract: Sphenoid sinus mucoceles behave as mass lesions producing erosion of adjacent bone and cranial nerve palsies. The probable cause is obstruction of the ostia of the sinus. We describe a case which was 'cured' inadvertently by a nasal polypectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, Royal Preston Hospital, Lancashire, UK.
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Small
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Lund
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D009078:Mucocele / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009298:Nasal Polyps / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed