A Case of Mucocele in Optic Canal.

Yang, Suk Woo; Kim, Ki Bong; Kim, Jong Chan; Chung, Dong Sup

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1999;40(3):853-857.
Published online March 1, 1999.

A Case of Mucocele in Optic Canal.

Suk Woo Yang, Ki Bong Kim, Jong Chan Kim, Dong Sup Chung

Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea.

시신경관에서 발생한 점액류 1예

양석우(Seok Woo Yang),김기봉(Ki Bong Kim),김종찬(Jong Chan Kim),정동섭(Dong Sup Chung)

Abstract

Intraorbital or intracranial mucoceles usually arise from paranasal sinus and enlaarge sufficiently to compress orbital or intracranial structures: primary intraorbitocranial mucocele developing from optic canal or anterior clinoid process is extrmely rare. We experienced a case of 48-year-old female patient presenting headache and diplopia with 5 days` duration, whose primary mucocele had arisen from anterior clinoid process near the optic canal unassociated with paranasal sinus. We report the case herein with a review of the literature.

Key Words: Paranasal sinus;Primary mucocele;Optic canal;Anterior clinoid process