Sphenoid sinus mucocele causing third nerve paralysis: CT and MR findings

Dentomaxillofacial Radiology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 342-344

  Akan, Hüseyin ^a   Cihan, B ^a   Celenk C ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Mucocele; Ptosis; Sphenoid sinus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS SINUS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; GAZE; HUMAN; MUCOCELE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCULOMOTOR NERVE; OPTIC TRACT; PARANASAL SINUS; PTOSIS; SPHENOID SINUS; MIDDLE AGED; OCULOMOTOR NERVE DISEASE; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SPHENOID;

BLEPHAROPTOSIS; CAVERNOUS SINUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOCELE; OCULOMOTOR NERVE DISEASES; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASES; SPHENOID BONE; SPHENOID SINUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 14244249176     PISSN: 0250832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/dmfr/92903178     Document Type: Article

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