Cerebrospinal fluid fistula as the presenting manifestation of pituitary adenoma: case report with a 4-year follow-up Fístula liquórica como manifestação inicial de macroadenoma hipofisário: relato de caso com 4 anos de seguimento

We report the case of a young woman who presented with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea due to an undiagnosed and untreated pituitary adenoma. The tumor had extended well beyond sella turcica and caused bony erosion. The patient initially refused surgery and was treated with bromocriptine and a...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Alexandre Hanel, Daniel Monte Serrat Prevedello, Alceu Correa, Affonso Antoniuk, João Cândido Araújo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2001-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2001000200023
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