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Cerebellopontine angle metastasis from clear-cell renal carcinoma presenting as bleeding from the ear

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

H. S. Bhatoe  and
G. U. Deshpande
H. S. Bhatoe*
Affiliation:
Department of Neurosurgery, Command Hospital and Armed Forces Medical College, Pune 411040, Maharashtra, India
G. U. Deshpande
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Command Hospital and Armed Forces Medical College, Pune 411040, Maharashtra, India
*
Address for correspondence: H. S. Bhatoe, M.S., M.ch., Department of Neurosurgery, Command Hospital (NC), Udhampur (J & K) 182101, India
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Abstract

Metastatic lesions in the cerebellopontine angle are rare. We encountered one such metastatic lesion from clearcell renal carcinoma that had a striking clinical appearance, bleeding from the ear and multiple lower cranial nerves' involvement. While the overall prognosis in CNS metastasis from systemic malignancy is gloomy, useful palliation can be achieved in patients with solitary lesions.

Keywords

Kidney neoplasmsRenal cell carcinomaNeoplasm metastasisCerebellopontine angleTemporal bone
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 110 , Issue 4 , April 1996 , pp. 370 - 372
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1996

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