Infrasellar craniopharyngioma presenting as epistaxis, excised via Denker's medial maxillectomy approach.
Infrasellar craniopharyngioma is an uncommon neoplasm. Rarely, it presents with epistaxis. To date, 39 cases of infrasellar craniopharyngioma have been reported in the world literature. Involvement of the maxillary sinus has only been reported once. We report a second case exclusively involving the nasal cavity, ethmoid sinus and maxillary sinus. Excision was performed using a Denker's medial maxillectomy approach.
Ahsan
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Department of Otolaryngology, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Aberdeen AB25 2ZN, Scotland, UK. farhand009@hotmail.com
Rashid
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Chapman
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Ah-See
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D003397:Craniopharyngioma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D004844:Epistaxis / Q000209:etiology*; D005005:Ethmoid Sinus / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*