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Sphenoid sinus mucocoele: a possible late complication of radiotherapy to the head and neck

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Esa Rejab ,
Hussain Said ,
Lokman Saim  and
Loh Thim
Esa Rejab*
Affiliation:
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Hussain Said
Affiliation:
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Lokman Saim
Affiliation:
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Loh Thim
Affiliation:
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
*
Dr Esa Rejab, Department of Otolaryngology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, 50300 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Abstract

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A case of sphenoid sinus mucocoele following radiotherapy in a patient with nasopharyngeal carcinoma is reported. Diagnosis was made by radiological investigation and confirmed at surgery performed via a sublabial transeptal approach. Its content was completely removed and continuous drainage of the sinus was maintained by an indwelling tube. It is felt that the sphenoid mucocoele developed as a result of occlusion of the sinus ostium by scarred mucosa following radiotherapy.

Keywords

MucocoeleSphenoid sinusRadiation injury
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 105 , Issue 11 , November 1991 , pp. 959 - 960
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1991

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