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Skull base granuloma: an unusual location of idiopathic midline destructive disease

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A rare case of idiopathic midline destructive disease is presented, which is an entity of the so-called midline granuloma syndrome. Differentiation from other granulomas, especially from Wegener's granulomatosis, is important. This report shows the MR findings in a patient with atypical clinical presentation of histopathologically proven idiopathic midline destructive disease.

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  1. Department of Radiology, University Hospital, 9000 Gent, Belgium, BE

    A. Oei, K. Mortelé & M. Kunnen

  2. Dienst Radiologie, AZ St. Lucas, Groenebriel 1, 9000 Gent, Belgium e-mail: mlnv@europe.com; Tel.: + 32-9-2246477, BE

    M. Lemmerling

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital, 9000 Gent, Belgium, BE

    T. Vandekerckhove

  4. Department of Histopathology, University Hospital, 9000 Gent, Belgium, BE

    M. Praet

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Received: 3 December 1999 Revised: 10 August 2000 Accepted: 11 August 2000

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Oei, A., Lemmerling, M., Mortelé, K. et al. Skull base granuloma: an unusual location of idiopathic midline destructive disease. Eur Radiol 11, 1076–1078 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003300000662

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