PMID: 8607085Apr 1, 1996Paper

Aspergillosis of the sphenoid sinus: presentation as a pituitary mass and postoperative gallium-67 imaging

Surgical Neurology
K M ParkerP J Biggs

Abstract

Invasive aspergillosis of the paranasal sinuses is an uncommon, but well-recognized, form of fungal infection. We describe an elderly female patient with invasive aspergillosis of the sphenoid sinus and associated osteomyelitis of the skull base, with clinical presentation as a pituitary mass. Postoperative gallium scan showed intense uptake in the sphenoid sinus, which resolved after treatment with amphotericin-B. This case demonstrates some of the pathologic and clinical features of invasive aspergillosis and suggests a potential role for gallium-67 imagining in monitoring clinical response to therapy.

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