Anatomy and Development Clinical Features Treatment Case Presentations ¢ Epithelial lined mucous-containing sac completely filling a « 1725: Dezeimeris first described frontal mucoc
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Clinical Features Treatment Case Presentations
¢ Epithelial lined mucous-containing sac completely filling a « 1725: Dezeimeris first described frontal mucoceles
¢ Capable of expansion b symptoms
NH0) Rollett introd
* Most common lesion c sinuses
¢ First to develop in the
* 3 years
« 7 years to adolesceni Average volume 14.75 r Drains into middle meat
Nasal -: via maxillary ostium
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Located in superior half of
lateral nasal wall
Development begins dur
4n month of fetal develo
Continue to grow throug
childhood until age 12
Average volume 15 ml
Drainage:
e Anterior: infundibul
ethmoid bulla
¢ Posterior: superior 1
¢ Frontal Sinuses
Frontal bone
Begins as evagination of frontal
IS 0S)
Development begins at 2
reaches adult size at 15-2
Variable development:
¢ 10% unilateral
° 5% rudimentary
¢ 4% absent
Drainage into frontal rec
« 2-20 mm In length
e Sinus lining:
Ciliated, pseudostratified,
columnar epItheliun
Mucous glands and gobl
cells > mucous blanket
“sol-gel” phase
e Sphenoid sinus
¢ In body of sphenoid bone
¢ No significant sinus at bir
¢ Development begins at 5 Final volume attained b years
Average volume: 7.5 ml Drainage:
¢ Sphenoethmoidal rec
e Frontal recess
¢ Marked variation in configuration and attachment of uncinate process
¢ Variable drainage patterr
a,
cS
¢ Pattern of clearance:
¢ Maxillary: floor 3 stellate pattern along walls
to natural ostium
R Superior
Frontal: inward flow | Turbinate medially > superior >
lateral > floor > fronta | Middle
Septum —\}
Inferior Turbinate
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¢ Obstruction of sinus ostium or outflow tract
¢ Inflammation (ie Chronic sinusitis)
e Trauma
¢ Iatrogenic (eg FESS)
Mass/Tumour (eg Pol
¢ Obstruction of minor s
of paranasal sinus
¢ Eg Mucous retention c
34 or 4th decade
MCF ~ 7:1
10-15 years to develop
Frontal > ethmoid > m
¢ Fronto-ethmoidal ~65%
¢ Maxillary ~ 20%
¢ Sphenoid ~1-8%
Posterior ethmoid ~1-6'
Uncommon locations: r
¢ Slow expansion
¢ Patients asymptomatic for many years
« May take 10 years or mor
* Symptoms depend on Ic
of bony erosion
¢ In general:
¢ Headache and fa
¢ Facial swelling with
¢ Ocular and neurolog
¢ Bone resorption:
¢ Epithelium continues to secrete causing expansion of the mucocele sed pressure >
ation of bor osteolysis
¢ Local inflammation > s cytokines
¢ Fibroblasts > PGE
¢ Epithelial cells > T
¢ Cause osteoclastic bi resorption
resorption
bay
— osteoclast
* Rombaux ef al (Belgium, 2000):
¢ 178 mucoceles
¢ Primitive mucoceles: 3
¢ Post-traumatic: 2.1%
¢ Post-operative: 62.9%
* Incidence after FESS nc
¢ Most common clinically significant mucocele
* Classification (Har-El, 2001) Type 1: Limited to fr | Type2: Erontoethmoi Type 3: Erosion of po:
*® A Minmimal
¢ B Major int Type 4 — Erosion of an Type5 Erosion of bo’
*® A Minmimal
¢ B Major int
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¢ Frontal headache (common) and/or deep nasa
¢ Frontal swelling +/ infecti
¢ Nasal obstruction and rt
* Neurologic:
¢ Destruction of posterior frontal sinus wall
¢ Decreased LOC
Confusion
Meningitis
CSF leak
¢ Rare lesion
¢ Extension:
¢ Superiorly into pituitary
¢ Posteriorly towards cliv'
eriorly into posterior
¢ Laterally into orbits
* Compression:
¢ Pituitary gland, optic chi
II-VI, brain
¢ Proptosis (common)
¢ Periorbital pain
¢ Displacement of globe downward and outward direction
Reduced ocular mobilit Diplopia
“mucous-retention” cyst
¢ Incidental finding
Rarely achieve sufficie Rarely require specific Spontaneous regressior
¢ General:
¢ Headache with occipital, vertex or deep nasal pain
¢ Ocular:
¢ Diplopia
¢ Visual field disturbance
« Vision loss
¢ Retro-orbital pain
¢ Neurologic:
¢ Decreased LOC
¢ Confusion
¢ Meningitis
¢ CSF leak
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* CT scan provides excellent anatomical information ¢ MRI scan:
intracranial or intraorbite Loss of normal scallope 1"
Depression or erosion of m— -
¢ Majority show hyperinte
¢ Increased dehydration hyperintense
Surgery is required Traditionally preferable when there are intraorbital or
symptomatic mucopy
Goals
¢ Reintegration of affecte
Typically for fronto-et Techniques:
Ị l l ¢ External frontoethmoide
¢ Sinus exclusion with ob :
¢ Endoscopic
*® Indications:
¢ Acute infectious of frontal and ethmoid sinuses with orbital
extension
¢ Incision made near medial
medial canthal ligament a trochlea
N
¢ Mucoceles, pyoceles, cu
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¢ Exposure for benign tun
skull base, or superior nz
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Periosteum elevated to fronto-ethmoid
Sufure
Anterior ethmoid artery di
Lamina papyracea remove
ethmoidectomy performed
Frontal sinus opened in me
floor
Diseased tissue within sim
Large chute from frontal si
ethmoid cavity into the nos
+/- stent placement
Reidel procedure:
Entire anterior wall and floor
of frontal sinus removed
against posterior table
Significant deformity
Rarely if ever used
* 1894: described by Brieger
¢ Fat obliteration:
First described in 1950
Prevent recurrence
Associated with varying
necrosis and resorption
*® Indications:
Neoplasms
Fractures
Chronic frontal sinusitis
with orbital or intracrani
Killian procedure
¢ For tall sinuses in which disease cannot be remove through floor alone Floor and anterior wall removed
Supraorbital bony strut ( mm)
¢ Lothrop procedure:
¢ Unilateral or bilateral anterior ehtmoidectomy Interfrontal septum and s
connected High risk of cribriform
* Anosmia
¢ CSF leak
¢ Meningitis
Incisions:
¢ Coronal approach
¢ Midline forehead approac
¢ Brow incision
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s Technique:
¢ Skin-tissue flap raised, of frontal sinus; die peoAem
preserving periosteum a
supraorbital nerves
¢ Technique:
¢ Periosteum incised and lifted off bone Ve FFE Make Wiper Bsikd bone lncion
along periosteal incision
supply to bone and periosteum
Bone cuts made to create
marked with template fre
Caldwell-view radiogra
¢ Technique:
¢ Mucosa lining stripped and plamond buctesd on inner surface drilling of cortical bone ` >
performed FONE SOS nasofrontal duct
inspected and cleaned
¢ Technique: Onotone ad alto compete bone tng
¢ Bone flap removed
¢ Disease in frontal sinus ) } yi ered
¢ Minimum 2 mm required to eliminate mucosal elements
¢ Mucosa lining stripped a
drilling of cortical bone
performed
¢ Minimum 2 mm
required to eliminate
mucosal elements
Subcutaneous adipose ft
¢ Bone flap replaced and fixed
¢ Once frontal recess reached,
mucosa is inverted dowr
¢ Skin closure Fat harvested from lowe
quadrant of the abdomer
over rectus muscle used
obliterate sinus cavity
Frontal recess is plugge
with fascia, muscle or be
Sinus s is = totally obliterated =
with adipose tissue
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¢ Large portions of pos * Seroma
Abscess (0201101011:
sranmial:
¢ Intracranial complic
¢ Frontal craniotomy usua
¢ Extradural dead space re
¢ Oblteration of dead s CSE leaks
Meningitis Brain abscess
¢* Ocular: ¢ Nerve injury:
¢ Extraocular muscle injur ¢ Supraorbital nerves
¢ Osteomyelitis of bor ¢ Scar
¢ Depression or embo:
e¢ Recurrence
« 28 patients with combined approac ey * Opening enlarged witho
¢ Recurrence rate: 11 ¢ Lund (1991):
¢ Osteoplastic flaps fo mucociliary activity
¢ Conboy and Jones (2003 ¢ No facial scarring
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* Absolute:
¢ Mucocele not accessi
¢ Mucocele located in
¢ Cutaneous fistula
¢ Relative:
¢ Loss of anatomical |
¢ Revision surgery for
previous external ap’
¢ Frontal recess steno
¢ Associated disease (
¢ Technique:
¢ Identification of anterior
ethmoid artery
¢ Posterior reference
¢ Frontal opening loca
mm ant€rIor
Frontal recess Lamina papyracea
Nasofrontal “beak”
cells
¢ Technique:
Enlargement
anteriorly and
anteriormedially to "
avoid accidental superior trbinate
intracranial entry plate
Anterior ethmoit
Drilled-out 365-6 2996" Nasi cells
Nasolacrimal sac
` Nasofrontal isthmus E— TL Agger nasi cells Lamina papyracea
‘of frontal sinus
Frontal recess enlarged Middle turbinate
‘Anterior ethmoidal a papyracea
s Technique:
¢ Polyps or polypoid mucosa cleared
Pa from frontal recess En al recess Agg )) \ Frontal recess aie:
Frontonasal duct
infundibulum
¢ Technique:
Cy Neos mn DEES cells removed
Nasofrontal
“beak”
Middle
nasi cells
Frontal sinus Agger nasi cells
¢ Technique:
¢ Mucosa covering posterior aspect of i oneal frontal sinus le 01A ý 3 andor 1 / preserved
Frontal sinus
Widely patent nasofrontal
Provides source of epithelialization
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¢ Technique (Contd)
Floor of frontal sinus anterior to outflow tract removed
¢« Mucocele identified, ope
¢ Lining not curetted or re
+/- stent insertion
* Results:
¢ 178 patients with 3 r
« 97.9% successful
Lund et al; J Laryngol
¢ No recurrences in 20
¢ Mean follow-up 34 r
Results (Cont'd):
¢ Conboy and Jones; Clin Otolaryngol 28:207-210, 2003
¢ 68 mucoceles
* 66% endoscopic, 22
¢ Mean follow-up 6 ye
¢ Recurrences:
¢ 9% endoscopic gr
¢ 26% external or c
* Postoperative Care:
ntibiotics and saline spray
*_ Irrigation of stent
¢ Removal of stent 6-12 v
Results (Cont'd):
¢ Har-El; Laryngoscope 111:2131-2134, 2001
108 sinus mucoceles
66 frontal and front
12 sphenoid, 6 maxi 83% intraorbital exte 5% erosion of skull nsion; 31% maj extent larger than sir Follow-up: 1-13.5 ye Recurrence of fronta
Traditional teaching:
¢« Complete removal of mucocele lining
¢ Required external technic
Recent trend favourir Marsupialization for lar
¢ Long-term follow-up re
¢ Results of studies may n
¢ Follow-up in many serie
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* Recurrences may be as long as 49 years after initial surgery (Moriyama)
¢ “small, well-positioned mucoceles may be attempted first
endoscopically, but in the setting of massive mucoceles
¢ Recurrences should be facial skeleton, the mo
mOr€ aØø7€sSIVe Open t
“endoscopic transnasal
intracranially extended
invasive and can provid
wide marsupialization”
69 voM
Pituitary tumour removed 25 years ago
Follow-up MRI > inet
¢ No orbital or intracrania
Asymptomatic with no
Well postoperatively No sinus symptoms
No recurrence
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¢ Dx: sphenoethmoidal mucocele
Treatment:
¢ Left functional endosco
¢ Uncinectomy
¢ Anterior ethmoidectom
¢« Posterior ethmoidectorm
Treatment (Cont d):
Marsupialization of posterior ethmoid cells Removal of anterior an inferior walls
Well postoperatively
Reduced pain
Vision still decreased
No recurrence at 4
months
73yoM History of chronic sinusitis Previous septoplasty
Admitted for nausea ar
headaches and diplopiz Previously on antibioti improvement in sympt
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Returned to ER with
vomiting and dehydr
CT report:
* “area Ofcalciication
whether this 1s related
underlying meningior
free ee
progressive headache, nausea,
« Dx: sphenoethmoidal
mucocele
¢ Treatment:
¢ FESS Middle turbinate f expose large cystic fo:
Aspiration of purulen secretions Marsupialized Dehiscence of LP
* Repeat CT scan
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Dx: Tuberculum sellae meningioma
¢ Involving:
¢ Pituitary gland
¢ Both cavernus sinu
¢ Compression of le
Endocrinology: no en
Ophthalmology: mild
Patient not interested 1
decompression
Dx: Right frontal mucocele
Treatment:
¢ Combined ENT, Ophtt
¢ Osteoplastic flap
* Browi
¢ Supraorbital nerve
¢ Template > osteo
¢ Roof of orbit and p
Mucocele lining ret
CS omy | Progressive proptosis of Tight eye
No visual deficits
Investigations:
¢ Large right front
lesion
¢ Extension into orbit an intracranial cavity
Treatment (Cont’ d)
¢ Osteoplastic flap:
¢ Dura dehiscent a
¢ Orbital roof defect
¢ Frontal recess plug
¢ Bone flap replaced
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Accumulation of CSF under right forehead scalp
No rhinorrhea
Bed rest and aspiration of fluid
Persistent leak > lumbar drain
¢ Resolution of CSF leak
¢ No infection
¢ Discharge home
¢ Follow-up
¢ Well with no recurrence
¢ Treatment is surgical
Traditionally, complete removal advocated via external approach
Trend towards endoscopic management
External or combined approaches usually reserved for extensive
involvement or failed endoscopic attempt
Push towards endoscopic management of large intracranial
mucoceles
¢ Long term follow-up required to monitor for recurrence
Mucoceles most common lesion causing expansion of paranasal sinuses
Long asymptomatic progress When symptomatic, usually present with ocular symptoms +/- neurologic symptoms depending on location of expansion
Fronto-ethmoidal mucoceles most common
Caused by sinus obstruction secondary to chronic infection, surgery or trauma
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