Unusual Cranial Metastasis from Hepatoma Presenting as Isolated Unilateral Hypoglossal Nerve Paresis —Case Report

A 45-year-old male presented with a rare right hypoglossal nerve paresis due to an unusual cranial metastatic tumor from hepatoma. Despite multi-drug chemotherapy and arterial embolization, he died about 1 year later. Such metastasis should be considered as the cause of isolated unilateral hypogloss...

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Published inNeurologia medico-chirurgica Vol. 32; no. 3; pp. 166 - 168
Main Authors SHIRAISHI, Toshitaka, YANAGIDA, Hajime, TAKADA, Kiyonori, YASUHARA, Yoshifumi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan The Japan Neurosurgical Society 1992
Subjects
alpha-fetoprotein
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - diagnosis
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular - pathology
Cranial Nerve Neoplasms - diagnosis
Cranial Nerve Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Cranial Nerve Neoplasms - secondary
cranial nerve paresis
Diagnosis, Differential
hepatoma
Humans
hypoglossal nerve
Hypoglossal Nerve - diagnostic imaging
Hypoglossal Nerve - pathology
Liver Neoplasms - diagnosis
Liver Neoplasms - pathology
Male
metastasis
Middle Aged
Neurologic Examination
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:A 45-year-old male presented with a rare right hypoglossal nerve paresis due to an unusual cranial metastatic tumor from hepatoma. Despite multi-drug chemotherapy and arterial embolization, he died about 1 year later. Such metastasis should be considered as the cause of isolated unilateral hypoglossal nerve paresis.
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ISSN:0470-8105
1349-8029
DOI:10.2176/nmc.32.166