Sphenoid sinus craniopharyngioma simulating mucocele

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 494-496

  Koral, K ^a,b   Weprin, B ^a   Rollins, N K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniopharyngioma; Mucocele

Indexed keywords

CALCIFICATION (BIOCHEMISTRY); COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; MUCOCELE; SPHENOID SINUS MUCOCELE; VISUAL DISTURBANCES;

DISEASES;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; MUCOCELE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPHENOID SINUS;

CHILD; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUCOCELE; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; SPHENOID SINUS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33744986263     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850600557133     Document Type: Article

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