title: [Difficulties in the diagnosis of intracranial expansive processes coexisting with sinusitis and otitis].
abstract: Differential diagnosis between the sino- and otogenic brain complications and tumor is the most difficult task in otology and neurosurgery. These difficulties are even greater in purulent intracranial complications of sinusitis and otitis giving the same symptoms as cerebral tumors. The illustrative case reports were described.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kruk-Zagajewska
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Skonieczna
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nowak
mesh_terms: D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005625:Frontal Lobe; D015522:Frontal Sinusitis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000150:complications*
vernacular_title: Trudności w rozpoznawaniu śródczaszkowych procesów ekspansywnych z współistniejacymi zmianami zapalnymi zatok i uszu.