thenose's 이창호 [13 articles]

Abstract

The most important step in the differential diagnosis of mass lesions of the central skull base is to rule out malignant neoplasms. However, nonneoplastic lesions, such as infections or nonspecific inflammatory lesions of the skull base, can mimic malignant processes. In this study, the authors analyzed seven cases of nonneoplastic noninfectious mass-forming lesions involving the central skull base. In most cases, malignant processes were suspected at the initial phase of diagnostic work-up, but subsequent histologic examinations revealed that these lesions consisted ...