FRONTAL MUCOCELE-A REPORT OF 59 CASE

Abstract

Fifty nine cases of frontal mucocele were studied using clinical informations such as age, gender, side, mode of onset, clinical signs and symptoms, and X-Ray findings. Mucoceles were classified into idiopathic and postoperative groups. Female and left preponderance was dominant in the idiopathic group. An average age for the mucocele surgery was 50. Clinical signs were classified into inflammatory and compressive signs. Inflammatory signs were dominant in the postoperative group, and more compressive signs were dominant in the idiopathic group. Using frontal section films obtained by Polytomography, transverse diameters of the frontal sinus and transverse diameters of frontal mucoceles in the control group (70 sides of adult frontal sinuses without mucocele) were evaluated and compared. The control group showed larger sinus on the left. Left side preponderance of the idiopathic group suggests that this type of mucocele prefers larger frontal sinus.