Mucoceles are benign, expansile cystic masses covered by respiratory epithelium filled with mucus secreted by goblet cells interspersed in the ciliated mucosa. Mucoceles result from the accumulation and retention of the products of secretion, desquamation, and inflammation in cases where the drainage is obstructed. We present a case of a nasal mucocele that developed in a 50-year-old man, possibly related to a craniofacial trauma that had occurred 24 years earlier. This is an unusual case of posttraumatic glabellar mucocele with subcutaneous extension and nasal bone erosion without any neurologic or ophthalmologic involvement.
KoudstaalMJvan der WalKGBijvoetHWVincentAJPoublonRMPost-trauma mucocele formation in the frontal sinus; a rationale of follow-upInt J Oral Maxillofac Surg20043308751–754
7.
WilsonBCDavidsonBCoreyJPHaydonRCIIIComparison of complications following frontal sinus fractures managed with exploration with or without obliteration over 10 yearsLaryngoscope19889805516–520
8.
MourouzisCEvansBTShenoudaELate presentation of a mucocele of the frontal sinus: 50 years postinjuryJ Oral Maxillofac Surg200866071510–1513
9.
Altıntaş KakşiSKakşiMBaleviAÖzdemirMÇakırAUnusual case of frontal mucocele presenting with forehead ulcerDermatol Online J20142011 13030/qt8g60g2mg
AycicekASarginRYilmazDTemizMKenarFYildizHFrontal sinus mucocele: a case reportMed J Kocatepe200817–20
12.
AgrawalARaoKSKrishnamoorthyBShettyRBAnandMJainHSingle stage craniofacial reconstruction for fronto-nasal encephalocele and hypertelorism in an adultSingapore Med J20074808e215–e219
13.
BassichisBAThomasJRThe use of Botox to treat glabellar rhytidsFacial Plast Surg Clin North Am20031104453–456
14.
FisheroBAChenPGPayneSCModified glabellar rhytid incision for frontal sinus trephinationLaryngoscope2014124122676–2679
