Chronic spontaneous tension pneumocephalus due to benign frontal sinus osteoma.
Spontaneous pneumocephalus secondary to neoplasia is a rare condition. It may present with headaches, rhinorrhoea, otorrhoea, or meningitis in various combinations. A case of unusual presentation, with several months delay in diagnosis, with remarkable postoperative improvement is reported and the literature reviewed.
Huneidi
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Department of Neurosurgery, St Batholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
Afshar
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D005260:Female; D005626:Frontal Sinus; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010016:Osteoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011007:Pneumocephalus / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography