Sphenoid sinus mucocele presenting with oculomotor nerve palsy and affecting the functions of trigeminal nerve: a case report

Wei-Wei Yong; Shui-Hong Zhou; Yang-Yang Bao

Sphenoid sinus mucocele presenting with oculomotor nerve palsy and affecting the functions of trigeminal nerve: a case report

Int J Clin Exp Med. 2015 Sep 15;8(9):16854-7. eCollection 2015.

Authors

Wei-Wei Yong¹, Shui-Hong Zhou², Yang-Yang Bao²

Affiliations

¹ Department of pathology, Xia Sha Campus of Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China.
² Department of Otolaryngology, The First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310003, Zhejiang Province, China.

PMID: 26629234
PMCID: PMC4659122

Abstract

We report a case of first-episode sphenoid mucocele successfully treated via transnasal endoscopic drainage and marsupialization of the mucocele. A 55 year-old female presented with persistent right-side facial numbness (in the areas of the first and second branches of the trigeminal nerve) and right-side ptosis. Computed tomography (CT) imaging and Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed opacification and expansion of the right-side sphenoid sinus lesion. The lesion was diagnosed as right-side sphenoid mucocele affecting the functions of the trigeminal (first and second branches), and oculomotor nerves. Transnasal endoscopic drainage and marsupialization of the mucocele result in rapid regression of these symptoms.

Keywords: Sphenoid sinus mucocele; endoscopic sinus surgery; oculomotor nerve palsy; trigeminal nerve palsy.

Publication types

Case Reports