Clival Osteomyelitis Presenting as a Skull Base Mass
Central skull base osteomyelitis is a rare, but potentially life-threatening disease entity often lacking otologic symptoms or external auditory canal pathology. We present a case of a man in his 70s who had developed cranial nerve deficits with radiographic evidence that was consistent with a tumor...
Main Authors: | Matthew Michalowicz, Murugappan Ramanathan Jr |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG
2017-04-01
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Series: | Journal of Neurological Surgery Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0037-1602130 |
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