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Invasive aspergilloma of the skull base

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Aspergillus infection originating in the nasal cavity or paranasal sinuses is a rare cause of benign, locally invasive disease affecting the skull base. We describe a case in which extensive disease led to bilateral proptosis and invasion of the anterior cranial fossa.

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  1. Department of Neuroradiology, Atkinson Morley's Hospital, London, UK

    D. J. Breen & A. G. Clifton

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Atkinson Morley's Hospital, London, UK

    P. Wilkins

  3. Department of Neuropathology, Atkinson Morley's Hospital, London, UK

    D. Uttley

  4. Department of ENT Surgery, Pilgrim Hospital, Boston, Lincs, UK

    G. Westmore

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Breen, D.J., Clifton, A.G., Wilkins, P. et al. Invasive aspergilloma of the skull base. Neuroradiology 35, 216–217 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00588499

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