Isolated bilateral abducens nerve palsy in primary sphenoidal sinus non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Isolated bilateral abducens nerve palsy is a rare complication of intracavernous tumors. A middle-aged man complaining of chronic horizontal diplopia was found to have bilateral abducens palsy as an initial manifestation of a massive non-Hodgkin lymphoma, originating from the sphenoidal sinus. This case is unique in two respects: the initial clinical presentation of isolated bilateral abducens involvement and the nature of the tumor, since only two cases of sphenoidal sinus lymphoma have been reported.
Deleu
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Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos University, Al-Khod, Kuwait.
Lagopoulos
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al Moundhry
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Katchy
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D020434:Abducens Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D000328:Adult; D004172:Diplopia / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D018450:Disease Progression; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome