Nasopharyngeal carcinoma presenting with horner syndrome and carotid-sinus syncope.
BACKGROUND
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma can present with different neurological signs and findings. In this paper, we report a patient presenting with Horner syndrome and syncopal episodes who was finally diagnosed with nasopharyngeal carcinoma.


METHODS
A 56-year-old man presented with a history of slowly progressive right upper-eyelid droop for the last 1.5 months and episodes of loss of consciousness. After detailed clinical and laboratory examinations, the patient had the final diagnosis of metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma.


CONCLUSIONS
This is the first case with nasopharyngeal carcinoma presenting with both Horner syndrome and carotid-sinus syncope. The mechanism of Horner syndrome and the syncopal episodes and their relation with the lesion location are discussed.
Neurology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Pamukkale University, Denizli, Turkey. eylemteke@yahoo.com
Eylem
E
Degirmenci
Cagdas
C
Erdogan
Duygu
D
Aras
Attila
A
Oğuzhanoğlu
D001763:Blepharoptosis / Q000209:etiology; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D002277:Carcinoma; D006732:Horner Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D000077274:Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology*