Mucocele of the maxillary antrum in an eight-year-old boy

Mucocele is a rare clinical entity in children. It is considered to be asso ciated with fibrocystic disease. The capacity of mucocele to erode through the bone walls along with the increased density of its content, make the di agnosis difficult when mucocele has to be differentiated from benign or mal ignant tumors. In this paper, we present the case of an 8-year-old boy with mucocele of the left maxillary antrum. Both the differential diagnosis and the surgical treatment are described. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Ireland Lt d. All rights reserved.