Coexistence of a nasal mucoepidermoid carcinoma and sphenoid mucoceles: CT diagnosis and treatment implications.
Mucoepidermoid carcinomas of minor salivary gland origin rarely arise in the nasal cavity. A patient with such a tumor in association with bilateral sphenoid sinus mucoceles is presented. This diagnosis was established preoperatively by CT and allowed an attempt at curative surgery to be made. The CT and pathological findings are discussed.
D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009078:Mucocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed