Lymphangioma of the skull base bones leading to cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea.
Lymphangioma localized to the bones of the skull base is rare. The authors report herein the case of a 5-year-old boy who presented with lymphangioma of the bone, localized to the skull base and leading to cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea with meningitis. Neuroimaging demonstrated lytic destruction with a cyst in the right middle skull base. The patient was successfully treated with resection of the tumor and prevention of CSF leakage. Histopathological examination revealed a lymphangioma. An enlarging lymphangioma can lead to bone destruction. A differential diagnosis of a lytic lesion for a cyst at the skull base is important for proper case management.
Ito
Eiji
E
Department of Neurosurgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
Saito
Kiyoshi
K
Nagatani
Tetsuya
T
Teranishi
Masaaki
M
Kamei
Yuzuru
Y
Yagi
Shunjiro
S
Kawabe
Takashi
T
Niimi
Norihiro
N
Yoshida
Jun
J
D002559:Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery