Maxillary mucocele in a 4-month infant

Revista Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia

Damasceno, Priscila Garcia¹  Patrocinio, Lucas Gomes¹  Patrocinio, José Antonio¹  Universidade Federal de Uberlândia¹ 

关键词: mucocele;    maxillary sinus;    paranasal sinuses.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0034-72992008000300030

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Associacao Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cervicofacial

【 摘 要 】

Mucoceles are pseudocysts of the paranasal sinuses; they are lined with pseudostratified respiratory epithelium and have a mucous or mucopurulent (mucopyocele) content1,2 Mucoceles are extremely rare in children, except in cases where there is a predisposition for obstruction, such as trauma, surgery, expanding lesions, chronic rhinosinusitis, allergy or cystic fibrosis.1,2The purpose of this paper is to report an extremely rare

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