Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the nasal cavity presenting as abducens nerve palsy

J Craniofac Surg. 2013 Nov;24(6):2198-200. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3182a2d9f1.

Abstract

An 87-year-old man presented with a 1-week history of transient facial numbness, followed by the onset of left diplopia 1 month later. In the neurological examination, he was found to have left abducens nerve palsy. A brain MRI showed an infiltrative lesion invading the left posterior nasal cavity and pterygopalatine fossa, and extending into the left paracavernous region. The histological diagnosis was diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. We report an unusual case of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma occurring in the sinonasal tract with unilateral abducens nerve palsy presenting as an early feature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Abducens Nerve Diseases / etiology*
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Diplopia / etiology
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / complications*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Nose Neoplasms / complications*