title: Intracranial spread of a giant frontal mucocele: case report.
abstract: A giant mucocele eroded both the anterior and posterior wall of the frontal sinus and infiltrated the dura mater. Its extracranial growth caused a frontal bony prominence. The tumour and part of the dura were resected. A 12 x 6cm defect in the dura was repaired with a freeze-dried patch. A split-thickness bone graft from the right parietal region was used to repair the anterior frontal bony defect. The result one year later was satisfactory. Spiral computed tomography with thr ee-dimensional reconstructions excluded any recurrence of the tumour and showed good integration of bone grafts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Emergencies, Section of Dentistry, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy.   
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chiarini
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Nocini
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bedogni
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Consolo
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Giannetti
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Merli
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003399:Craniotomy; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005626:Frontal Sinus / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009078:Mucocele / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery