An 'empty' sphenoid mucocele.
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.
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Department of Neurological Surgery, Royal Preston Hospital, Lancashire, UK.
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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