CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA INVADING THE NASAL AND PARANASAL SPACES, AND PRESENTING AS NASAL OBSTRUCTION

Authors
CHAKRABARTY A MITCHELL P BRIDGES LR
Citation
A. Chakrabarty et al., CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA INVADING THE NASAL AND PARANASAL SPACES, AND PRESENTING AS NASAL OBSTRUCTION, British journal of neurosurgery, 12(4), 1998, pp. 361-363
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Neurology",Surgery
Journal title
British journal of neurosurgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
02688697
Volume
12
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
361 - 363
Database
ISI
SICI code
0268-8697(1998)12:4<361:CITNAP>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
A case of craniopharyngioma invading the nasal and paranasal sinuses a nd presenting as nasal obstruction is reported. Imaging showed a destr uctive mass of the skull base with involvement of the nose and paranas al sinuses. In the excised mass mitoses were frequent and the prolifer ation index was high. Invasion of the nasopharynx and presentation as a nasopharyngeal mass is uncommon for a craniopharyngioma.