PHACE syndrome: report of a case with a glioma of the anterior skull base and ocular malformations

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2006 Mar;70(3):561-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2005.07.014. Epub 2005 Sep 6.

Abstract

PHACE syndrome consists of the constellation of manifestations including Posterior fossa anomalies of the brain (most commonly Dandy-Walker malformations), Hemangiomas of the face and scalp, Arterial abnormalities, Cardiac defects, and Eye anomalies. We present the case of a patient who presented with respiratory distress at birth secondary to a large nasal glioma. She was subsequently found to have a ventricular septal defect (VSD), a facial hemangioma, and a malformation of the eye and optic nerve head. The nasal glioma, which extended to the cribriform plate, has not been described in this syndrome. The tumor was resected through a coronal incision, midline nasal bone osteotomy, and a retrograde dissection from the nasal bones to the anterior skull base. Glioma of the skull base is a novel and serious manifestation of this uncommon condition.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cranial Fossa, Posterior / abnormalities*
  • Eye Abnormalities / complications*
  • Eye Abnormalities / therapy
  • Face
  • Female
  • Glioma / complications*
  • Glioma / pathology*
  • Glioma / surgery
  • Hemangioma / complications*
  • Hemangioma / drug therapy
  • Hemangioma / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Laser Therapy
  • Nose Neoplasms / complications*
  • Nose Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Nose Neoplasms / surgery
  • Scalp
  • Skin Neoplasms / complications*
  • Skin Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Skull Base Neoplasms / complications*
  • Skull Base Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Skull Base Neoplasms / surgery

Substances

  • Anti-Inflammatory Agents