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Sphenoethmoidal bone hyperostosis due to invasive pituitary adenoma
Ravindra B Kamble1, Ravi Mohan Rao2, N Diwakar1, M Sanjeev1
1 Department of Radiology, Vikram Hospital, Millers Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
2 Department of Neurosurgery, Vikram Hospital, Millers Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Ravindra B Kamble
Department of Radiology, Vikram Hospital, Millers Road, Bangalore - 560 052, Karnataka
India
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DOI: 10.4103/1115-1474.146152
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Hyperostosis of skull base can be observed in tumorous lesions like meningioma or primary bone tumors. Rarely few non-meningiomatous lesions can also cause skull base hyperostosis. We present an interesting case of skull base hyperostosis due to invasive pituitary adenoma with invasion into surrounding structures. |
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