Journal of Clinical Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
증례
유방암의 측두골 전이에 의한 안면신경마비 1예
이종민1, 정광태1, 소운기1, 한주희1,*
A Case of Facial Paralysis Caused by Metastatic Breast Carcinoma
Jong Min Lee1, Kwang Tae Jung1, Un Ki Soh1, Ju Hee Han1,*
1Department of Otolaryngology, Presbyterian Medical Center, Jeonju, Korea
*교신저자: 한주희，560-727 전북 전주시 완산구 서원로 365 예수병원 이비인후과 전화:(063) 230-1484·전송:(063) 230-1489 E-mail：
juhee.hn@gmail.com
© Copyright 2012 The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. This is an Open-Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Received: Feb 03, 2012; Revised: Feb 21, 2012; Accepted: Apr 05, 2012
Published Online: May 31, 2020
ABSTRACT
Metastasis to the temporal bone is rare. Tumors of breast, lung, kidney, gastrointestinal track, larynx, and prostate gland are the most common site of temporal bone metastasis. The pathogenesis of spread to the temporal bone is most commonly by the hematogenous route. Here is a report on a case of breast carcinoma presenting with facial paralysis for 1 week and ear fullness for 1 month. The patient was initially diagnosed as Bell’s palsy, and later the clinical impression was revised to metastatic breast carcinoma to temporal bone, based on the pathologic finding. Metastatic disease should be considered as a possible etiology in patient with a clinical history of malignant neoplasms presenting with facial nerve paralysis. (J Clinical Otolaryngol 2012;23:105–109)
Keywords: 유방암; 측두골; 안면마비
Keywords: Breast cancer; Temporal bones; Facial paralysis
