Cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhoea secondary to amyloidosis of the sphenoid sinus.
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چکیده
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.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Medical journal of Malaysia
دوره 63 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008