title: Lymphangioma of the skull base bones leading to cerebrospinal fluid rhinorrhea.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Kiyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagatani
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Teranishi
authors.forename: Yuzuru
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kamei
authors.forename: Shunjiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yagi
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawabe
authors.forename: Norihiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Niimi
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yoshida
mesh_terms: 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