Juxtasellar mycotic abscess.
A rare case of juxtasellar mycotic abscess with suprasellar extension is reported. The patient had double vision, only a mild abducens palsy, and no sign of inflammation, history of nasal sinusitis, or diabetes mellitus. Although a histologic examination showed massive fungal mycelia with thin capsules and no tumor cells, the neuroradiologic findings were like those in a clival chordoma or epidermoid tumor.
D000328:Adult; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002817:Chordoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis