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A rare cause of occlusion of the internal carotid artery

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A most unusual case of a fungus granuloma of the pituitary gland is presented.

The foggy appearance of the sella turcica confronted with the seemingly hyperlucent sphenoid sinus as well as the concomitant angiographic findings may be perhaps considered a pathognomonic sign of intrasellar inflammation.

Occlusion of the internal carotid by invasion of aspergillus niger.

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  1. Fine, R. D.: Extrasellar extension of a pituitary adenoma as a cause of thrombosis of the internal carotid artery. Med. J. Austr. 2, 748–751 (1961).

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  1. Department of: Radiology, The University of Missouri, School of Medicine, 65201, Columbia, Missouri, USA

    Gertraud Wollschlaeger M.D. (Associate Professor of Radiology, Neuroradiology), Paul B. Wollschlaeger M.D. (Assistant Professor of Pathology, Neuropathology), Victor F. Lopez M.D. (Assistant Professor of Pathology, Neuropathology) & Harry J. Zemel M.D. (Resident Physician of Pathology)

  2. Department of: Pathology, The University of Missouri, School of Medicine, 6520, Columbia, Missouri, USA

    Gertraud Wollschlaeger M.D. (Associate Professor of Radiology, Neuroradiology), Paul B. Wollschlaeger M.D. (Assistant Professor of Pathology, Neuropathology), Victor F. Lopez M.D. (Assistant Professor of Pathology, Neuropathology) & Harry J. Zemel M.D. (Resident Physician of Pathology)

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Wollschlaeger, G., Wollschlaeger, P.B., Lopez, V.F. et al. A rare cause of occlusion of the internal carotid artery. Neuroradiology 1, 32–38 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00347657

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