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Basal meningitis and hydrocephalus: Complications of external beam radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Author(s) -
Tsui TsunMiu,
Chan Danny T.M.,
To Edward W.H.,
Poon WaiSang
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
surgical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.109
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 1744-1633
pISSN - 1744-1625
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-1633.2010.00486.x
Subject(s) - medicine , nasopharyngeal carcinoma , radiation therapy , complication , external beam radiotherapy , meningitis , skull , hydrocephalus , surgery , basal cell carcinoma , basal cell , brachytherapy
Bacterial meningitis is a rare complication of external beam radiation therapy to anterior skull base lesions. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is one of the most common malignancies in Hong Kong. External beam radiotherapy is the established standard treatment for primary nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The present study reports one of the fatal complications of radiotherapy, basal meningitis. Clinical presentation and pathogenesis of this rare complication leading to mortality will be discussed.