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Frontal mucocele with an accompanying orbital abscess mimicking a fronto-orbital mucocele: case report
BACKGROUND: Mucoceles are slowly expanding cystic lesions with respiratory epithelium containing mucus most commonly affecting the frontal and ethmoidal sinuses. They are caused by obstruction of sinus ostium. Mucoceles exert pressure on the bony boundaries and due to the proximity to the brain and...
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BioMed Central
2006
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1458354/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16620377 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6815-6-6 |