Open AccessDural metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A case report
Author(s) -
Mohamad Shafiq Mohd Ibrahim,
Aishah Harizah Abdullah Alwi,
Amran Mohamad,
Norhafiza Mat Lazim
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
egyptian journal of ear nose throat and allied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.108
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2090-3405
pISSN - 2090-0740
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejenta.2017.06.002
Subject(s) - nasopharyngeal carcinoma , medicine , asymptomatic , metastasis , chemoradiotherapy , surgery , oncology , radiation therapy , radiology , cancer
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) with dural metastasis is extremely rare, mostly asymptomatic, leaving it to be highly at risk of being overlooked. We report a case of a woman with dural metastasis of NPC almost 1 year post concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) that was detected following a trivial trauma to her head. Owing to its rare occurence, it presents a great challenge for clinicians to make a prompt diagnosis because delayed in the treatment may lead to a fatal outcome