Spontaneous cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea in untreated macroprolactinoma - An indication for primary surgical therapy: Report of two cases

Zentralblatt fur Neurochirurgie

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 149-154

  Honegger, Jürgen Bernd ^a,d   Psaras, T ^a   Petrick, M ^b   Beuschlein, F ^b   Reincke, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea; Pituitary adenoma; Prolactinoma; Transsphenoidal surgery

Indexed keywords

CABERGOLINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID RHINORRHEA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FASCIA LATA; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROLACTINOMA; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID RHINORRHEA; HORMONES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; PROLACTINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33748767710     PISSN: 00444251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-942145     Document Type: Article

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