title: Sphenoid sinus mucocele: a rare complication of transsphenoidal hypophysectomy.
abstract: Only seven cases of a sphenoid mucocele occurring after transsphenoidal hypophysectomy have been previously reported in the world literature. In this article, we report a new case, which occurred in a 67-year-old man. The sphenoid sinus mucocele developed 12 years following transsphenoidal hypophysectomy and adjunctive radiotherapy. The patient was successfully managed with incision and drainage. Although transsphenoidal hypophysectomy is a common operation, this particular complication appears to be rare or at least under-reported. Sphenoid sinus mucocele deserves consideration in the differential diagnosis of a sphenoidal parasellar mass in a patient who has undergone an earlier transsphenoidal hypophysectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Allegheny General Hospital, 320 E. North Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15212-4772, USA. fbuchins@wpahs.org
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Buchinsky
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Gennarelli
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Strome
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Deschler
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Hayden
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007016:Hypophysectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009078:Mucocele / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus / Q000473:pathology*