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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Assunto principal:
Tronco Encefálico
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Ponte
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Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
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Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X
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Condrossarcoma
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Base do Crânio
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Neoplasias da Base do Crânio
Tipo de estudo:
Relato de Casos
Limite:
Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
J. Coll. Physicians Surg. Pak.
Ano de publicação:
2010
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