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This paper describes a mucocoele of the sphenoid sinus with extracranial and intracranial extension, diagnosed by transnasal exploration of the sella turcica.
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Gerlings, P.G. Sphenoid sinus mucocoele presenting as hypophyseal tumour. Acta neurochir 61, 167–171 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01740081
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