[Giant mucocele of all paranasal sinuses with massive bilateral globe displacement].
Although of benign nature and slowly progressive, paranasal sinus mucoceles may, depending on their localization, cause a multitude of ophthalmological symptoms due to compression and displacement of adjacent tissue. Here we report the unusual case of a patient suffering from a progressively growing giant mucocele that developed years after ENT surgery and that was neglected for almost 2 decades despite massive symptoms. This case report demonstrates the importance of including mucoceles of the paranasal sinuses into the differential diagnosis of unilateral or bilateral proptosis.
IROC, Institut für Refraktive und Ophthalmo-Chirurgie, Zürich, Schweiz.
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D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009078:Mucocele / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D009915:Orbit / Q000601:surgery; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D010256:Paranasal Sinuses / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed