Wei Wei, Qiuhang Zhang, Hongchuan Guo, Zhenlin Wang
From the *Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, †Skull Base Surgery Center, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
J Craniofac Surg. 2015 Mar;26(2):e90-2. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000001163.
Lesions at the cavernous sinus and brainstem can be detected by radiologic studies, but a definitive diagnosis depends on histopathologic analysis. We present the case of a 75-year-old woman with symptoms including cranial nerve palsy, hydrocephalus,seizures, and long-term coma caused by squamous cell carcinoma at the cavernous sinus and ventral pons, which was confirmed by an endoscopic endonasal biopsy.
