New Onset Alacrima as a Presenting Feature of a Skull Base Chondrosarcoma
| Autor: | Mark R. Taylor, Carl Hardwidge, Hanbin Lee, Sorin Bucur, Michael Koenig, Siriram Vundavalli, Huw Oliphant, Saul N. Rajak |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Intracranial tumor Chondrosarcoma Bone Neoplasms Alacrima New onset 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans Skull Base Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases business.industry Eye Diseases Hereditary Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms General Medicine medicine.disease Debulking Ophthalmology Skull medicine.anatomical_structure Feature (computer vision) Cavernous sinus 030221 ophthalmology & optometry Female Surgery Radiology business |
| Zdroj: | Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. 36:e154-e156 |
| ISSN: | 0740-9303 |
| Popis: | Acquired unilateral alacrima as a presenting sign of an intracranial tumor is exceptionally rare, and only described once previously in a case of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The authors present a 32-year-old female patient who presents with a year-long history of alacrima and arhinorrhea. She was subsequently diagnosed with a petroclival chondrosarcoma extending into Meckel's cave and the cavernous sinus and underwent surgical debulking. To the authors' knowledge, this is the first reported case of acquired unilateral alacrima as a presenting feature of a skull base chondrosarcoma. This case serves to remind general ophthalmologists and oculoplastic surgeons alike that acquired alacrima may be the presenting feature of serious intracranial disease. |
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