Giant Pyocele in the Anterior Intracranial Fossa —Case Report

A 43-year-old male presented with headache localized in the right forehead. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a cystic mass in the frontal sinus, with a huge extension into the anterior cranial fossa. The mass was removed by transcranial surgery. The cyst contained pus....

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Published inNeurologia medico-chirurgica Vol. 38; no. 8; pp. 499 - 502
Main Authors NAKAYAMA, Toshiyuki, MAEDA, Minoru, MORI, Kentaro
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan The Japan Neurosurgical Society 1998
Subjects
Adult
Craniotomy
Epithelium - pathology
Frontal Sinus
Frontal Sinusitis - etiology
Headache - etiology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
mucocele
Mucocele - complications
Mucocele - diagnosis
Mucocele - surgery
Paranasal Sinus Diseases - complications
Paranasal Sinus Diseases - diagnosis
Paranasal Sinus Diseases - surgery
pyocele
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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ISSN0470-8105
1349-8029
DOI10.2176/nmc.38.499

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Summary:A 43-year-old male presented with headache localized in the right forehead. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a cystic mass in the frontal sinus, with a huge extension into the anterior cranial fossa. The mass was removed by transcranial surgery. The cyst contained pus. Histological examination of the cyst wall revealed mucocele (pyocele). Pyocele with huge intracranial extension is rare and requires combined neurosurgery and otolaryngology for optimum treatment.
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ISSN:0470-8105
1349-8029
DOI:10.2176/nmc.38.499