Publication Type : Journal Article
Publisher : Wiley
Source : Australasian Radiology
Url : https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1673.2001.00977.x
Keywords : breast cancer, hypoglossal nerve palsy, skull base metastasis
Campus : Kochi
School : School of Medicine
Department : Medical Oncology
Year : 2001
Abstract : SUMMARY : We describe a 44-year-old woman who presented with an isolated unilateral hypoglossal nerve paralysis caused by a skull base metastasis from breast cancer. The patient had a modified radical mastectomy followed by local radiotherapy and adjuvant chemotherapy. Fourteen months later she presented with difficulty in speaking. Physical examination revealed an isolated left hypoglossal nerve paralysis. The MRI scan showed a mass lesion involving the left occipital condyle extending into hypoglossal canal.
Cite this Research Publication : Keechilat Pavithran, Dinesh Chandra Doval, Shelley Hukku, Amarnath Jena, Isolated hypoglossal nerve palsy due to skull base metastasis from breast cancer, Australasian Radiology, Wiley, 2001, https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1440-1673.2001.00977.x