Sellar lymphoma mimicking sphenoid infection presenting with cavernous sinus syndrome

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1148-1151

  Chen, Shu Mei ^a   Chang, Chen Nen ^a   Wei, Kuo Chen ^a   Jung, Shih Ming ^a   Chuang, Chi Cheng ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

B symptom; Lymphoma; Pituitary tumor; Sellar region; Sphenoid sinus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAVERNOUS SINUS THROMBOSIS; LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELLA TURCICA TUMOR; SPHENOID;

CAVERNOUS SINUS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, LARGE B-CELL, DIFFUSE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASES; SELLA TURCICA; SKULL BASE NEOPLASMS; SPHENOID SINUS; SYNDROME;

EID: 50249165290     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2007.08.021     Document Type: Article

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