title: Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea in patients with untreated pituitary adenoma: report of two cases.
abstract: We report the cases of two patients with untreated pituitary adenoma who presented with cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea. The surgical treatment and mechanisms involved in this rare condition are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco.
authors.forename: W G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Obana
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Hodes
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Weinstein
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D000328:Adult; D002559:Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed