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- Title
Sphenoid sinus organized hematoma with cranial neuropathies masquerading as a malignancy: A case report.
- Authors
YU-HSUAN LIN; PO-CHIN WANG; YAOH-SHIANG LIN
- Abstract
Sinonasal organized hematoma (SNOH) is rarely encountered in clinical practice. The disease demonstrates a high tendency for occurrence in East Asian individuals, and in the majority of cases, is located in the maxillary sinus. The current report presents the case of an 81-year-old female who developed a space-occupying lesion, which masqueraded as a skull base malignancy, following surgery for the treatment of isolated sphenoid sinus aspergilloma. Subsequent endoscopic endonasal surgery confirmed the diagnosis of an OH of the sphenoid sinus. The patient recovered from all neurological deficits within two months, with the exception of the loss of visual perception. Although SNOH presents a diagnostic challenge, when physicians possess knowledge of its typical imaging features, this facilitates the achievement of a correct diagnosis and the prescription of optimal treatment.
- Subjects
SPHENOID sinus; HEMATOMA; CRANIAL nerve diseases; ENDOSCOPIC surgery; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; DIAGNOSIS; CANCER
- Publication
Oncology Letters, 2016, Vol 11, Issue 6, p3571
- ISSN
1792-1074
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.3892/ol.2016.4475