[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.
Hafezi
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IROC, Institut für Refraktive und Ophthalmo-Chirurgie, Zürich, Schweiz.
Bockholts
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van den Bosch
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Paridaens
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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