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The difficulties of differential diagnosis between intra- and suprasellar tumours resp. inflammatory processes are discussed, based on three personal cases. In all three computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MR) had demonstrated a tumour, but the clinical signs with discrepancies between radiological and clinical findings were pointing to an inflammatory process. The correct diagnosis of an inflammation was achieved by co-operation between neurologist, neurosurgeon, otologist and ophthalmologist. An unnecessary neurosurgical operation was avoided and the patients were cured by otological intervention and antibiotic therapy.
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Tóth, S., Mikó, L., Kollár, J. et al. Are intra- and suprasellar masses detected by CT and MR really tumours?. Acta neurochir 137, 54–57 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02188781
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02188781