A 55-year-old woman presented a rare ectopic pituitary adenoma in the right cavernous sinus manifesting as acromegaly. The tumor was removed via transsphenoidal approach. Intraoperative observation showed the adenoma was located entirely within the right cavernous sinus, and separated from the normal pituitary gland by the medial wall of the cavernous sinus. There was no communication between t...

Introduction In developing countries, Orbital Cellulitis is relatively a common pathology seen in ENT clinics and Emergency rooms. Frequency of Orbital Cellulitis is reported to be 21-90%.1 It is seen that 10 % of cases with orbital complication of sinusitis, will have partial or permanent loss of vision which may or may not resolve in 2-6 weeks.2 Another known feature of untreated orbital infe...

We describe a case of bilateral consecutive superior ophthalmic vein thrombosis as a presenting feature in a patient previously not known to have systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). A 68-year-old African-American female presented with decreased vision in right eye, mild right orbital tenderness, and frontotemporal headache of 3 days duration. MRI of the orbits confirmed thrombosis of the right ...

PURPOSE The classic symptoms and signs of carotid cavernous sinus fistula or cavernous sinus dural arteriovenous fistula (AVF) consist of eye redness, exophthalmos, and gaze abnormality. The angiography findings typically consist of arteriovenous shunt at cavernous sinus with ophthalmic venous drainage with or without cortical venous reflux. In rare circumstances, the shunts are localized outsi...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Cavernous sinus thrombosis (CST) is a rare life-threatening cerebrovascular disease known to cause carotid artery narrowing (CAN) and arterial ischemic stroke. The imaging features of CST and related complications have been reported in adults, but rarely in children. METHODS We performed a retrospective review of children with imaging confirmed CST from 2003 to 2014, de...

BACKGROUND This case illustrates the importance of prompt assessment and treatment of orbital cellulitis. In fact the ocular signs and symptoms may be associated with systemic complications which should be investigated and identified as soon as possible to avoid a poor prognosis. CASE PRESENTATION A 46-year-old white woman presented to our emergency room with proptosis, ophthalmoplegia, and c...