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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma presenting as an intracranial abscess
1Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Medical College and Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Background:
There are many conditions related to brain abscess. Brain abscesses resulting from nasopharyngeal carcinoma is rare. It is unusual for an intracranial abscess to appear as the initial clinical presentation of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Case Report:
A 43-year-old male patient suffering from nasopharyngeal carcinoma with the initial manifestation of an intracranial abscess without symptoms and signs suggestive of the primary nasopharyngeal carcinoma is reported. The diagnosis was particularly elusive and was not made until the third admission.
Conclusion:
Although it is rare, intracranial abscess should be considered as one of the possible manifestations of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.