purpose : to report a rare case of isolated orbital mucocele after trauma case report : a 45-year-old man presented with swelling in the left orbital region. the only significant event in his medical history was trauma which occurred 25 years previously during the iran-iraq war. computed tomography revealed a left medial intraorbital cystic mass lesion. the cystic mass was completely removed th...

Mucocele of the appendix is an infrequent entity, characterized by distension of the lumen due to accumulation of mucoid substance and is rarely diagnosed preoperatively. If untreated, mucocele may rupture producing a potentially fatal entity known as pseudomyxoma peritonei. The type of surgical treatment is related to the dimensions and the histology of the mucocele. Appendectomy is used for s...

BACKGROUND Mucoceles are slowly expanding cystic lesions with respiratory epithelium containing mucus most commonly affecting the frontal and ethmoidal sinuses. They are caused by obstruction of sinus ostium. Mucoceles exert pressure on the bony boundaries and due to the proximity to the brain and orbit extension to these areas are common. CASE PRESENTATION A case of a frontal mucocele with a...

A mucocele is a benign, mucous-containing cystic lesion of the minor salivary glands presenting as a distinct, fluctuant, painless swelling of the mucosa. Mucocele is a clinical term used that includes mucous extravasation phenomenon and mucus retention cyst. Because each has a distinctive pathogenesis and microscopy, they are considered separately. Extravasation mucocele is the most common typ...

Mucocele of appendix is a rare disorder characterised by obstructive dilatation of the appendicular lumen by mucinous secretions. More commonly it is caused by mucinous cystadenoma and rarely by mucinous cystadenocarcinoma. Patients are often asymptomatic and may sometimes present with acute appendicitis. It is known to be associated with pseudomyxoma peritonei as a result of rupture of mucocel...

RATIONALE Mucocele is a disease lined primarily by epithelium, and occurs mainly when the sinus ostium is obstructed. PATIENT CONCERNS We report a case of a 37-year-old man who presented with painless proptosis of the right eye and diplopia. DIAGNOSES The preoperative finding was mucocele of the ethmoid sinus. INTERVENTIONS We performed endoscopic sinus surgery, which included uncapping o...

Mucocele of Appendix is a gross or clinical descriptive term for dilatation of the appendiceal lumen by mucus.It is a rare pathology with an overall incidence of 0.2 to 0.3% of all appendectomies. Majority of these cases present with mucocele involved whole length of the appendix. On extensive literature search,exact incidence of mucocele confined only to the tip of appendix is not known, thoug...

Isolated sphenoid sinus mucocele is a rare entity. Here we report a case of isolated sphenoid sinus mucocele in a 9 years old girl presenting with unilateral blindness and without any sinonasal complaints. C.T. scan revealed an isolated sphenoid sinus mucocele which was managed endoscopically. A brief review of literature is also included.

Advances in endoscopic skull base (SB) surgery have led to the resection of increasingly larger cranial base lesions, resulting in large SB defects. These defects have initially led to increased postoperative cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks. The development of the vascularized pedicled nasoseptal flap (PNSF) has successfully reduced postoperative CSF leaks. Mucocele formation, however, has been...

Frontal sinus mucocele may present years after trauma. The interval between the initial injury and the presenting signs and symptoms may range from 1 to 35 years. Trauma accounts for 9–28% of the mucocele formation.The aim of this article is to present a rare case of mucocele that developed in a 35-year-old Indian man after having a frontal sinus fracture approximately 20 years back. This case ...