Abstract
Mucoceles of the sphenoid bone are rarely seen, although many short reports have appeared
in the medical literature since they were first described by Berg in 1889. The sphenoid
sinus is located deep in the skull close to sensitive structures such as the optic
chiasm and the upper 6 cranial nerves. Most sphenoid lesions are found through a variety
of signs and symptoms, the appearance of which depends on the structure involved.
A case of an incidental finding of a sphenoid sinus mucocele on a dental panoramic
radiograph is described in a totally symptom-free 22-year-old woman. The screening
of radiographs by a specialist in oral radiology plays a vital role in early diagnosis
of a variety of diseases of the head and neck region. (Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod 2002;93:747-50)
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
December 8,
2001
Received in revised form:
May 21,
2001
Received:
February 22,
2001
Footnotes
*aResident, Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki and Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital.
**bProfessor, Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki, and Department of Laboratory Diagnostics, Helsinki University Central Hospital.
*cAssistant Professor, Institute of Dentistry, University of Helsinki, and Department of Radiology, Helsinki University Central Hospital.
**Reprint requests: Pertti Patinen, DDS, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Kasarminkatu 11-13, PL 263, 00029 Helsinki, Finland
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© 2002 Mosby, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
