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[Intranasal meningoencephalocele. A case report]
D López Aguado1, D López Campos, B Pérez Piñero
1Cátedra de ORL, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de La Laguna, Tenerife, España.
Acta Otorrinolaringologica Espanola
|September 23, 2000
Abstract:
Intranasal meningoencephaloceles are rare. The tumor's appearance may suggest the diagnosis of a nasal polyp or glioma. This may lead to an inappropriate surgical approach and serious neurological complications. We report the case of an intranasal meningoencephalocele initially treated as a nasal polyp and complicated by nasal leakage of cerebrospinal fluid. The differential diagnosis of the tumor using CT and MRI and surgical treatment are described.