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Typical and atypical presentations of paranasal sinus mucocele at computed tomography

2013; Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem; Volume: 46; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/s0100-39842013000600010

1678-7099

Bruna Vilaça de Carvalho, Izabella de Campos Carvalho Lopes, James de Brito Corrêa, Laura Filgueiras Mourão Ramos, Emília Guerra Pinto Coelho Motta, Renata Lopes Furletti Caldeira Diniz,

Infectious Diseases and Mycology

Mucoceles are cystic masses that generally affect the sinuses. It occurs as a result from obstruction of the ostium of a sinus and consequential accumulation of mucus. Frontal and ethmoid sinuses are mostly affected. Usually, the clinical symptoms are insidious, varying with the extent of the affected region. The treatment is surgical and endoscopic surgery is the method of choice in most cases. The present study is aimed at describing the main characteristics of paranasal sinuses mucoceles, demonstrating and illustrating a series of atypical presentations with emphasis on imaging findings.