Epidermoid cyst of the sphenoid sinus with extension into the sella turcica presenting as pituitary apoplexy: Case report

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 394-397

  Sani, Sepehr ^a   Smith, Adam ^a   Leppla, David C ^b   Ilangovan, Saroja ^c   Glick, Roberta ^a,c  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Berkshire Associates   (United States)

^c Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidermoid; Sella turcica; Skull base; Sphenoid sinus

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIPLOPIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDERMOID CYST; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HEADACHE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS APOPLEXY; MALE; NERVE PARALYSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCULOMOTOR NERVE; PTOSIS; SELLA TURCICA; SPHENOID SINUS; TUMOR GROWTH; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 15944400296     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.surneu.2004.02.039     Document Type: Article

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