Open AccessNasopharyngeal carcinoma misdiagnosed as pituitary tumor with multiple cranial neuropathies
Author(s) -
Ling Yin,
Zhichao Li,
Guoliang Xue,
Lin Lu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of cancer research and therapeutics/journal of cancer research and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.475
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 0973-1482
pISSN - 1998-4138
DOI - 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_1311_21
Subject(s) - nasopharyngeal carcinoma , medicine , cranial nerves , cranial nerve palsy , stage (stratigraphy) , pituitary tumors , pathology , inflammation , carcinoma , surgery , radiation therapy , biology , paleontology
Multiple cranial neuropathies have been reported in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is an uncommon cause of multiple cranial nerve palsies. However, it is difficult to diagnose at the early stage; furthermore, it can be easily misdiagnosed as inflammation, pituitary tumor, etc. A 38-year-old female patient had an ipsilateral 3 rd , 5 th , 6 th , and 7 th cranial nerves injury in this study. She was successively misdiagnosed with nonspecific inflammation and pituitary tumor. More than 1 year later, she was diagnosed with invasive nasopharyngeal carcinoma.