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A Primary Ethmoid Mucocele in a 9-Year-Old Child: A Case Report and Literature Review

Abstract

Abed Abu-Elhija, Shraga Aviner and Boaz Forer

A mucocele is a mucous-filled cavity in the paranasal sinuses due to obstruction or compression of neighboring structures by inflammatory processes, trauma, or prior surgery. It can be indolent, locally expanding, and destructive. Mucoceles are extremely rare in children. We report a nine-year-old boy with sudden-onset left orbital pain and proptosis. Computed tomography showed a well-defined soft tissue lesion originating in the left ethmoid sinuses, suggestive of a mucocele. The mass was marsupialized by endoscopic sinus surgery. Mucoceles should be a part of the differential diagnosis of a child presenting with proptosis. Imaging studies are helpful in establishing the diagnosis.