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Skull base inflammatory pseudotumour involving the rhinopharyngeal space
1Audiology Department, University Hospital of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Objective:
To describe a rare case of inflammatory pseudotumour (IPT) at the skull base involving the right rhinopharyngeal space.
Methods:
A case is presented; the clinical and therapeutic issues of IPT are reviewed and discussed.
Results:
The mass resembled a malignant tumour or an aggressive infectious lesion; the final diagnosis was inflammatory pseudotumour. A complete regression of the mass was achieved after treatment with high dose oral steroids followed by maintenance steroid therapy.
Conclusions:
IPT should be considered in the differential diagnosis of rhinopharyngeal malignancies in order to avoid inappropriate (surgical) treatment.
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