Original Article
RadIologIcal aspect of fungus ball wIthIn a mucocele of the sphenoId sInus
Authors:
MF Inci ,
Department of Radiology, Sütçü imam University, School of Medicine, Kahramanmaras¸, Turkey, TR
F Özkan,
Department of Radiology, Sütçü imam University, School of Medicine, Kahramanmaras¸, Turkey, TR
A Aksoy,
Department of Ophthalmology, Sütçü imam University, School of Medicine, Kahramanmaras¸Turkey, TR
M Kelles
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Sütçü imam University, School of Medicine, Kahramanmaras¸,
Turkey, TR
Abstract
Paranasal sinus fungus ball is within the non-invasive forms and is characterized by the presence of aggregated hyphae that do not invade the sinus mucosa. Mucoceles are benign, expansile, cyst-like lesions of the paranasal sinuses. The mucoid secretions of mucoceles are usually sterile. However, secondary infections, mostly bacterial, may lead to the development of pyocoeles. Although an association between a fungus ball and a mucocele is rare in the paranasal sinuses, this disease entity should be considered in the differential diagnosis of expansile, cystic sinus lesions.
In this article, clinical and radiological findings of a 61-year-old male patient with isolated sphenoid sinus fungus ball within a mucocele presented with headache and periorbital pain were discussed with recent literature.
How to Cite:
Inci M, Özkan F, Aksoy A, Kelles M. RadIologIcal aspect of fungus ball wIthIn a mucocele of the sphenoId sInus. Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology. 2013;96(6):372–4. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/jbr-btr.465
Published on
01 Nov 2013.
Peer Reviewed
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