Mixed cranial neuropathies due to occult perineural invasion of basal cell carcinoma
| Autor: | Robert C. Kersten, Evan Kalin-Hajdu, Marc H. Levin, Davin C. Ashraf |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty Perineural invasion Cranial neuropathy 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine lcsh:Ophthalmology Perineural spread Case report Medicine Basal cell carcinoma BCC Diplopia business.industry Cranial nerves medicine.disease Primary tumor Ophthalmology medicine.anatomical_structure lcsh:RE1-994 Superior orbital fissure Cavernous sinus 030221 ophthalmology & optometry Histopathology medicine.symptom business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, Vol 13, Iss, Pp 136-139 (2019) American Journal of Ophthalmology Case Reports, vol 13 |
| ISSN: | 2451-9936 |
| Popis: | Purpose: To report a diagnostically challenging case of cranial neuropathy due to perineural invasion by a basal cell carcinoma presenting 7.5 years after treatment of the primary tumor with Mohs micrographic surgery. Observations: A 62-year-old male with a history of Mohs micrographic surgery for basal cell carcinoma (BCC) of the left brow presented with insidious onset of diplopia and paresthesia localizing to the ipsilateral cranial nerves V1, V2, and VI. He had no evidence of recurrent cutaneous BCC. Magnetic resonance imaging of the orbits and skull base identified equivocal, subtle abnormalities in the ipsilateral superior orbital fissure and cavernous sinus, with normal appearance of the clinically involved nerve branches. A radiographically normal branch of cranial nerve V was biopsied and histopathology identified perineural invasion by recurrent basal cell carcinoma. Conclusions and importance: The diagnosis of perineural invasion by BCC can pose several challenges, including subtle to absent imaging findings of clinically involved nerves and a lengthy latent period following primary tumor treatment. This case represents, to our knowledge, the longest reported interval between primary treatment and biopsy-proven recurrence with perineural invasion by BCC. Keywords: Basal cell carcinoma, Perineural invasion, Cranial neuropathy, BCC, Perineural spread |
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