title: Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea secondary to amyloidosis of the sphenoid sinus.
abstract: Amyloidosis of the skull base is a rare entity. A patient with localized amyloidosis of the sphenoid sinus presented at our institution with cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea. Endoscopic excision of the lesion and multilayered obliteration of the sphenoid sinus resolved the symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, University Malaya Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Elmuntser A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Philip
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Prepageran
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Peh
mesh_terms: D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D002559:Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010254:Paranasal Sinus Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus