CJO - Abstract - Infrasellar craniopharyngioma presenting as epistaxis, excised via Denker’s medial maxillectomy approach

The Journal of Laryngology & Otology (2004), 118: 895-898 Cambridge University Press

Copyright © 2004 Royal Society of Medicine Press

doi:10.1258/0022215042703688

Published online by Cambridge University Press 08 Mar 2006

(RF) Otorhinolaryngology

Infrasellar craniopharyngioma presenting as epistaxis, excised via Denker’s medial maxillectomy approach

F. Ahsan M.R.C.S. ^a1, H. Rashid M.B.CH.B. ^a1, A. Chapman M.R.C.PATH. ^a2 and K.W. Ah-See F.R.C.S.(O.R.L.) ^a1
^a1 Department of Otolaryngology, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.
^a2 Department of Pathology, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.

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Abstract

Infrasellar craniopharyngioma is an uncommon neoplasm. Rarely, it presents with epistaxis. To date, 39 cases of infrasellar craniopharyngioma have been reported in the world literature. Involvement of the maxillary sinus has only been reported once. We report a second case exclusively involving the nasal cavity, ethmoid sinus and maxillary sinus. Excision was performed using a Denker’s medial maxillectomy approach.

(Published Online March 8 2006)

Key Words: Infrasellar Craniopharyngioma; Denker’s Medial Maxillectomy.