Tapia's syndrome caused by a neurofibroma of the hypoglossal and vagus nerves: case report.
Tapia's syndrome is characterized by unilateral paralysis of the tongue and vocal cord, and is caused by a lesion of the 10th and 12th cranial nerves below the nodose ganglion, without involvement of the pharyngeal branches of the 10th nerve. The authors report the case of a 25-year-old man who presented with a 4-year history of progressive glossolaryngeal paralysis. Operation through the right laterocervical region allowed complete removal of a neurofibroma involving the 10th and 12th nerves at their crossing below the nodose ganglion.
D000328:Adult; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007002:Hypoglossal Nerve / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009455:Neurofibroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D013577:Syndrome; D014630:Vagus Nerve / Q000473:pathology