Inflammatory pseudotumour of skull base – Diagnostic challenge and treatment outcome

Inflammatory pseudotumour of skull base – Diagnostic challenge and treatment outcome

We report a case of an inflammatory pseudotumour (IP) involving the floor of the skull base, which demonstrated aggressive behavior both clinically and radiologically. In this case, the diagnosis was established by clinical presentation, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), histopathological exami...

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Main Authors: Abdullah, Kahairi, Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee, Wan Leman, Wan Ishlah, Harun, Norra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Medical Association 2012
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RF Otorhinolaryngology
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spelling iium-272732012-12-06T01:19:27Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/27273/ Inflammatory pseudotumour of skull base – Diagnostic challenge and treatment outcome Abdullah, Kahairi Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee Wan Leman, Wan Ishlah Harun, Norra RF Otorhinolaryngology We report a case of an inflammatory pseudotumour (IP) involving the floor of the skull base, which demonstrated aggressive behavior both clinically and radiologically. In this case, the diagnosis was established by clinical presentation, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), histopathological examination (HPE) and the dramatic response towards high dose steroid therapy. The clinical features improved with oral cyclophosphamide in combination with oral steroid, which were given for a period of three months. Malaysian Medical Association 2012-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/27273/1/inflammatory-pseudotumour-of-skull-base.pdf Abdullah, Kahairi and Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee and Wan Leman, Wan Ishlah and Harun, Norra (2012) Inflammatory pseudotumour of skull base – Diagnostic challenge and treatment outcome. The Medical Journal of Malaysia, 67 (5). pp. 526-528. ISSN 0300-5283 http://www.e-mjm.org/2012/v67n5/inflammatory-pseudotumour-of-skull-base.pdf
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topic RF Otorhinolaryngology
spellingShingle RF Otorhinolaryngology
Abdullah, Kahairi
Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee
Wan Leman, Wan Ishlah
Harun, Norra
Inflammatory pseudotumour of skull base – Diagnostic challenge and treatment outcome
description We report a case of an inflammatory pseudotumour (IP) involving the floor of the skull base, which demonstrated aggressive behavior both clinically and radiologically. In this case, the diagnosis was established by clinical presentation, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), histopathological examination (HPE) and the dramatic response towards high dose steroid therapy. The clinical features improved with oral cyclophosphamide in combination with oral steroid, which were given for a period of three months.
format Article
author Abdullah, Kahairi
Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee
Wan Leman, Wan Ishlah
Harun, Norra
author_facet Abdullah, Kahairi
Raja Lope Ahmad, Raja Ahmad Al'konee
Wan Leman, Wan Ishlah
Harun, Norra
author_sort Abdullah, Kahairi
title Inflammatory pseudotumour of skull base – Diagnostic challenge and treatment outcome
title_short Inflammatory pseudotumour of skull base – Diagnostic challenge and treatment outcome
title_full Inflammatory pseudotumour of skull base – Diagnostic challenge and treatment outcome
title_fullStr Inflammatory pseudotumour of skull base – Diagnostic challenge and treatment outcome
title_full_unstemmed Inflammatory pseudotumour of skull base – Diagnostic challenge and treatment outcome
title_sort inflammatory pseudotumour of skull base – diagnostic challenge and treatment outcome
publisher Malaysian Medical Association
publishDate 2012
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/27273/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/27273/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/27273/1/inflammatory-pseudotumour-of-skull-base.pdf
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