Sinuses: frontal mucocele: practice question

A ENT question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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ENT · Sinuses: frontal mucocele

Sample item

A 50-year-old has a painless slowly enlarging swelling in the upper inner angle of the orbit that displaces the eye downwards and outwards. What is the diagnosis?

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The answer and the reasoning

D. Frontoethmoidal mucocele

Mucoceles are expansile cystic lesions from obstructed sinus ostia. A frontoethmoidal mucocele displaces the globe downward and outward. Treatment is endoscopic marsupialisation.

Option by option

  • A. Dacryocystitis

    Dacryocystitis causes a swelling below the medial canthus.

  • B. Sphenoid mucocele

    A sphenoid mucocele presents with visual or cranial nerve signs.

  • C. Orbital dermoid

    An orbital dermoid is congenital and typically presents in childhood.

  • D. Frontoethmoidal mucocele (correct)

    Correct. A mucocele displaces the globe down and out.

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What is the answer to this ENT question?

The best answer is D, Frontoethmoidal mucocele. Mucoceles are expansile cystic lesions from obstructed sinus ostia.

Why is "Dacryocystitis" not the answer?

Dacryocystitis causes a swelling below the medial canthus.

Why is "Sphenoid mucocele" not the answer?

A sphenoid mucocele presents with visual or cranial nerve signs.

Why is "Orbital dermoid" not the answer?

An orbital dermoid is congenital and typically presents in childhood.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Sinuses: frontal mucocele in ENT. A frontoethmoidal mucocele displaces the globe downward and outward. Treatment is endoscopic marsupialisation.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Sinuses: frontal mucocele?

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Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.