Horner syndrome as a presenting sign of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is generally diagnosed prior to ophthalmic complaints. The authors present a case of a 57-year-old healthy man with sudden-onset unilateral ptosis. MRI showed an ulcerating soft-tissue mass in the nasopharynx with skull base invasion. Biopsy confirmed nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Murchison
Ann P
AP
Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery Service, Wills Eye Institute, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, USA. amurchison@willseye.org
Rosen
Marc R
MR
Bilyk
Jurij R
JR
D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006732:Horner Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed