Abstract
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.
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MeSH terms
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Adult
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Biopsy, Fine-Needle
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Endoscopy
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Facial Bones / diagnostic imaging
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Facial Bones / injuries*
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Facial Bones / pathology
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Follow-Up Studies
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Mucocele / diagnosis
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Mucocele / etiology*
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Mucocele / surgery
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Nose Diseases / diagnosis
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Nose Diseases / etiology*
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Nose Diseases / surgery
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Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures
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Skull Fractures / complications*
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Skull Fractures / diagnosis
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Wounds, Nonpenetrating / complications*
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Wounds, Nonpenetrating / diagnosis