A Giant Mucocele of Nasal Septum: Case Report and Literature Review

Mucoceles are benign, cystic and destructive lesions of the paranasal sinuses. They occur most commonly in the fronto-ethmoidal sinuses and extremely rare in nasal septum. To our knowledge, there was 5 case of mucocele of the nasal septum reported in the literature and we present a giant mucocele of the nasal septum case as 6th case. In addition, when a patient presents with nasal obstruction, nasal pain and headache, a mucocele of the nasal septum should be born in mind with respect to differential diagnosis. Also, clinicians should know that, mucoceles of the nasal septum are relatively benign entities compared to the other mucoceles of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses. They can be successfully and safely treated with marsupialization or total excision, if they are early diagnosed.