Inflammatory pseudotumor of the nasopharynx with spread along the trigeminal nerve.
Inflammatory pseudotumor of the nasopharynx is a rare diagnosis that is often misinterpreted as carcinoma or lymphoma. It has been referred to as a tumefactive fibroinflammatory lesion, idiopathic pseudotumor, and fibrosing inflammatory pseudotumor. We present a rare case of a 40-year-old African American female from Kenya with inflammatory pseudotumor of the nasopharynx with perineural spread of disease along the trigeminal nerve to discuss the diagnosis and treatment of such an uncommon entity.
Radiology Department, Christiana Care Health System, Newark, DE, USA. jgadde@christianacare.org
Judith
J
Gadde
Bryan
B
Franck
Xiang
X
Liu
Michael
M
Teixido
Habib
H
Rizk
D000328:Adult; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D054085:Foramen Ovale / Q000473:pathology; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009302:Nasopharyngeal Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D014276:Trigeminal Nerve / Q000473:pathology*
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011241:Prednisone