Liu Yi-Chun Carol, Chhabra Nipun, Houser Steven, Jarchow Andrea
Ear, Nose, Throat Institute, Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
Ear, Nose, Throat Institute, Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH.
Am J Otolaryngol. 2014 Mar-Apr;35(2):233-5. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2013.05.005. Epub 2013 Nov 25.
Mucoceles are benign, epithelial-lined mucous cysts. Commonly mucoceles form secondary to obstruction of a sinus outflow tract or from mucosal gland entrapment from chronic infection, inflammation, iatrogenic trauma, external trauma, or neoplasm. We present a rare case of a nasal mucocele in a 37-year old male arising from a remote history of maxillofacial trauma. To our knowledge, mucoceles associated with nasal bone fractures have not been reported in the literature.
