Infratemporal fossa mucocele with trigeminal nerve compression.
We present a rare case of an infratemporal fossa mucocele with facial paresthesia in a 36-year-old man. Both computerized tomography scans and magnetic resonance imaging confirmed a cystic lesion occupying the left infratemporal fossa. Marsupialization using transmaxillary and endoscopic intranasal approaches was performed to drain the mucocele into the nasal cavity and the application of mitomycin C to preserve the drainage of mucocele, which may be a good surgical option for the complete excision of infratemporal fossa cystic lesions without causing postoperative morbidity.
Park
Chan-Soon
CS
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Park
Yong-Jin
YJ
Cho
Jin-Hee
JH
Jung
Sang-Hee
SH
D000328:Adult; D002610:Cheek / Q000294:innervation; D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D015523:Maxillary Sinusitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D016685:Mitomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009078:Mucocele / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D009298:Nasal Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D012086:Reoperation; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D020433:Trigeminal Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology
D016685:Mitomycin