Case Report, J Otol Rhinol Vol: 3 Issue: 4

Intracavernous Carotid Aneurysm Mimicking Pituitary Adenoma: An Insidious Surgical Trap

Giancarlo Tirelli1, Pierluigi Bonini1, Giacomo Spinato1, Margherita Tofanelli1, and Emanuele Ferri2*
1ENT Clinic, Head and Neck Department, University of Trieste, Hospital of Cattinara, Trieste, Italy
2Emergency Department, Otorhinolaryngology Unit, General Hospital of Monselice (Padua), Monselice (Padua), Italy
Corresponding author : Emanuele Ferri
Emergency Department, Otorhinolaryngology Unit, General Hospital of Monselice (Padua), Via G. Marconi, 19, 35043, Monselice (Padua), Italy
Tel: 39-429-788311; Fax: 39-429-788702
E-mail: emaferri@libero.it
Received: May 14, 2014 Accepted: July 05, 2014 Published: July 15, 2014
Citation: Tirelli G, Bonini P, Spinato G, Tofanelli M, Ferri E (2014) Intracavernous Carotid Aneurysm Mimicking Pituitary Adenoma: An Insidious Surgical Trap. J Otol Rhinol 3:4. doi:10.4172/2324-8785.1000165

Keywords: Carotid aneurysm; Pituitary adenoma; Differential diagnosis; Transsphenoidal endoscopic approach

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