Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea in patients with untreated pituitary adenoma: report of two cases.
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.
Obana
W G
WG
Department of Neurological Surgery, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco.
Hodes
J E
JE
Weinstein
P R
PR
Wilson
C B
CB
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