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Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2014; 18(03): 319-321
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1364168
Case Report
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Sudden Hemianopsia Secondary to Ethmoid Sinus Mucocele

Ligia Morganti
1   Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
,
Leandro Evangelista
1   Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
,
Roberto Guimaraes
1   Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
,
Paulo Crosara
1   Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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07 October 2013

16 November 2013

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16 January 2014 (online)

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Abstract

Paranasal sinus mucoceles are benign cystic lesions, filled with mucus, occurring due to an obstruction of involved sinus ostium. They are indolent, locally expansive, and destructive. Surgical treatment must be performed and, when done at the correct time, may prevent sequelae. We present a case of ethmoid sinus mucocele with orbit involvement and permanent optical nerve injury.

Keywords

ethmoid sinus - sinus mucocele - hemianopsia
 

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