title: Solitary eosinophilic granuloma invading the clivus of an adult: case report.
abstract: A 41-year-old white man with facial pain and diplopia was found to have an invasive lesion of the clivus. The final pathological diagnosis was eosinophilic granuloma. The patient's symptoms resolved completely after transsphenoidal resection of the lesion. The pathological and radiological diagnosis and the treatment of solitary eosinophilic granulomas are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurosurgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Sampson
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rossitch
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Young
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Lane
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Friedman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002455:Cell Division / Q000502:physiology; D004803:Eosinophilic Granuloma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006644:Histiocytes / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*