AJDRAJNR - American Journal of Neuroradiology

This Article
Right arrow Figures Only
Right arrow Full Text
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrow reprints & permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via CrossRef
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Gordon, A. R.
Right arrow Articles by Wasik, M. A.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Gordon, A. R.
Right arrow Articles by Wasik, M. A.

American Journal of Neuroradiology 23:855-857, May 2002
© 2002 American Society of Neuroradiology

Case Report
HEAD AND NECK

Posttransplantation Lymphoproliferative Disorder of the Paranasal Sinuses Mimicking Invasive Fungal Sinusitis: Case Report

Andrew R. Gordond, Laurie A. Loevnera, Adina I. Sonnersd, William E. Bolgerb and Mariusz A. Wasikc

a Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
b Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
c Department of Pathology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
d the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA

Address reprint requests to Laurie A. Loevner, MD, Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Summary: Posttransplantation lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is a challenging complication associated with organ transplantation and is usually fatal if untreated. We describe the case of a transplant recipient who presented with rapidly progressive cranial nerve palsies due to PTLD that originated in the sphenoid sinus. In this case, the clinical and radiologic presentation of PTLD mimicked invasive fungal disease. Because the management of PTLD and the management of invasive fungal infection are vastly different, prompt pathologic diagnosis is required.






Copyright © 2008 by the American Society of Neuroradiology. Print ISSN: 0195-6108 Online ISSN: 1936-959X