Aspergillosis of the sphenoid sinus: Presentation as a pituitary mass and postoperative gallium-67 imaging

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 354-358

  Parker, Kim M ^a,b   Nicholson, Jeffrey K ^c   Cezayirli, R Cem ^b   Biggs, Paul J ^a  

^a Department of Radiology ^*  (United States)

^b Princeton Baptist Birmingham   (United States)

^c Division of Neurosurgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; gallium scan; gallium 67 imaging; osteomyelitis; skull base; sphenoid sinus

Indexed keywords

GALLIUM 67;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; BREAST CANCER; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC SINUSITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OSTEOMYELITIS; SKULL BASE; SPHENOID SINUS; VERTIGO;

EID: 0029869020     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0090-3019(95)00484-X     Document Type: Article

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