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Primary ethmoid sinus craniopharyngioma: a case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Rong-San Jiang ,
Chen-Yu Wu ,
Yee-Jee Jan  and
Chen-Yi Hsu
Rong-San Jiang*
Affiliation:
Departments of OtolaryngologyTaichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Chen-Yu Wu
Affiliation:
Departments of OtolaryngologyTaichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Yee-Jee Jan
Affiliation:
Departments of Pathology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Chen-Yi Hsu
Affiliation:
Departments of OtolaryngologyTaichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China.
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Rong-san Jiang, Department of Otolaryngology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan 40705, Republic ofChina. Fax: +886(4) 359-6868.
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Abstract

A seven-year-old boy complained of intermittent epistaxis for several months. Computerized tomography (CT) scans showed increased soft tissue density over the left ethmoid sinus. Endoscopic sinus surgery was used to remove the mass completely. The pathological report was craniopharyngioma. No other focus of lesion was found, and he continues to do well.

Keywords

CraniopharyngiomaEthmoid sinus
Type
Pathology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 112 , Issue 4 , April 1998 , pp. 403 - 405
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998

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