Aspergillus parasellar abscess mimicking radiation-induced neuropathy: Case report

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 195-200

  Endo, Toshiki ^a,b   Numagami, Yoshihiro ^a   Jokura, Hidefumi ^a   Ikeda, Hidetoshi ^a   Shirane, Reizo ^a   Yoshimoto, Takashi ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Aoba Sendai 980 8574 ^*  (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Parasellar abscess; Pituitary adenoma; Radiation induced neuropathy; Stereotactic radiosurgery; Transsphenoidal surgery

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN REGION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS SINUS; CRANIAL NEUROPATHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS APOPLEXY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOPLEGIA; PTOSIS; RADIOSURGERY; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY;

ABSCESS; ADENOMA; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROASPERGILLOSIS; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SELLA TURCICA;

EID: 0034785628     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(01)00488-8     Document Type: Article

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