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CT scan (a) and MRI (b) revealed a 4.5 x 4.5 x 3-cm mass that enhanced with contrast, in the right greater wing of the sphenoid bone which was invading the anterior pole of the temporal lobe and the sphenoid sinus.
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Computed tomography (CT) scan and cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a 4.5 x 4.5 x 3 cm mass in the right greater wing of the sphenoid bone invading the anterior pole of the temporal lobe and the sphenoid sinus (Figure 1).
Hematoxylin-eosin (H-E) staining showing groups of glandular cells with different grades of atypia.
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The histopathological study showed synaptophysin+, chromogranin+, PSA+, CK7-, CK20-, CD56-, TTF1-, CA19.9- and thyroglobulin-, and suggested metastasis of an adenocarcinoma (Figures 2, 3, and 4).
In this figure, the cellular invasion of the sinusal bone can be observed.
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The histopathological study showed synaptophysin+, chromogranin+, PSA+, CK7-, CK20-, CD56-, TTF1-, CA19.9- and thyroglobulin-, and suggested metastasis of an adenocarcinoma (Figures 2, 3, and 4).
The cells showed focal and irregular positive staining for prostate specific antigen (PSA).
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The histopathological study showed synaptophysin+, chromogranin+, PSA+, CK7-, CK20-, CD56-, TTF1-, CA19.9- and thyroglobulin-, and suggested metastasis of an adenocarcinoma (Figures 2, 3, and 4).