Pontine haemorrhage due to chondrosarcoma of the skull base
JCPSP-Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan. 2010; 20 (10): 692-694
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ABSTRACT
young adult presented with acute weakness of right side of body and slurring of speech. An initial brain CT scan showed a pontine haemorrhage, however MRI done a few days later revealed a mass in the left parapharyngeal space. Histopathology of the mass revealed that it was a chondrosarcoma. Subsequently the patient was initially treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy and later surgery. Skull base chondrosarcomabe is to be included in the differentials of a young patient presenting with signs consistent with pontine haemorrhage
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Asunto principal:
Tronco Encefálico
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Puente
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Imagen por Resonancia Magnética
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Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X
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Condrosarcoma
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Base del Cráneo
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Neoplasias de la Base del Cráneo
Tipo de estudio:
Informe de Casos
Límite:
Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
J. Coll. Physicians Surg. Pak.
Año:
2010
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