title: [Giant mucoceles: neurosurgical view. Report of two cases].
abstract: Two patients harboring giant frontal mucoceles are reported. In both cases complaints of chronic headaches and progressive unilateral proptosis were preponderant. Surgical treatment included a frontal craniotomy with excision of the lesion, skull base reinforcement with pedicled galea and wide opening of the frontal sinuses. In the second case an intranasal endoscopic approach was combined with craniotomy at the same surgical operative time. Some aspects regarding etiology, association with other diseases and some surgical aspects are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Mirto N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Prandini
authors.forename: Oswaldo I
authors.initials: OI
authors.lastname: Tella
authors.forename: Santino N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Lacanna
authors.forename: Apio C Martins
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Antunes
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Roithmann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005626:Frontal Sinus; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009078:Mucocele / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed