Othman, Iylia Ajmal and Zahedi, Farah Dayana and Husain, Salina (2020) Base of Skull Metastatic Adenocarcinoma from the breast 23 years after the primary diagnosis. Case Reports in Medicine, 2020. pp. 1-5.
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Abstract
Breast cancer metastases to the base of the skull with concomitant infiltration into the paranasal sinuses and nasopharynx are exceptionally rare with only small numbers of reported literatures. Greenberg et al. in 1981 described five clinical syndromes with regards to the base of skull metastases and the clinical presentation of each syndrome related to its anatomical location. Often, metastases to the base of the skull remain asymptomatic until the lesion has increased to a considerable size causing bony destruction and impingement to the surrounding structures. When involving the paranasal sinuses or nasopharynx, the most common presenting symptoms mimic those of rhinosinusitis and, hence, may delay the accurate diagnosis. We are reporting a case of base of skull metastasis from breast carcinoma, 23 years after the primary diagnosis. To the best of our knowledge, our case is the first case to report latent metastasis of more than 20 years.
| Item Type: | Article (Case Report) |
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer) R Medicine > RF Otorhinolaryngology |
| Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): | Kulliyyah of Medicine Kulliyyah of Medicine > Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery |
| Depositing User: | DR IYLIA AJMAL OTHMAN |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Dec 2024 15:33 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Dec 2024 15:33 |
| URI: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/117118 |
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