Anterior clinoid mucocele coexisting with sphenoid sinus mucocele

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MeSH: Bone Diseases/complications* ; Bone Diseases/diagnosis ; Endoscopy ; Humans ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Mucocele/complications* ; Mucocele/diagnosis ; Mucocele/surgery ; Nerve Compression Syndromes/diagnosis ; Nerve Compression Syndromes/etiology ; Nerve Compression Syndromes/physiopathology ; Optic Nerve ; Paranasal Sinus Diseases/complications* ; Paranasal Sinus Diseases/diagnosis ; Paranasal Sinus Diseases/surgery ; Sphenoid Bone*/diagnostic imaging ; Sphenoid Bone*/pathology ; Sphenoid Sinus*/diagnostic imaging ; Sphenoid Sinus*/pathology ; Sphenoid Sinus*/surgery ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Treatment Outcome ; Visual Acuity

Keywords: Anterior clinoid process ; Sphenoid sinus ; Mucocele ; Optic nerve

Abstract: An anterior clinoid mucocele, known to be extremely rare, can lead to visual complications due to its proximity to the optic nerve. We report a patient who developed visual disturbance due to an anterior clinoid mucocele. Interestingly, the anterior clinoid mucocele coexisted with a sphenoid sinus mucocele. When an anterior clinoid mucocele coexists with a sphenoid sinus mucocele, more deliberate diagnostic and therapeutic approaches must be considered according to our first experience

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Appears in Collections:: 1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Otorhinolaryngology (이비인후과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers

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