Mucocele of the sphenoid sinus.
A mucocele of the sphenoid sinus caused persistent headache and destroyed the pituitary fossa before it was diagnosed and treated surgically via the transnasal route. The possible absence of clinical leads to the nature of this condition, and the importance of establishing a tissue diagnosis with destructive lesions in this area, are emphasized by this case.
D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009078:Mucocele / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus