Sphenoclival fibrous dysplasia with cyst formation causing abducens nerve palsy in an older patient: illustrative case
Although FD is generally an asymptomatic lesion occurring in younger patients, it can occasionally cause abducens nerve palsy even in older patients. In particular, cystic degeneration within FD tends to trigger a mass effect and thus can require surgical decompression. https://thejns.org/doi/10.3171/CASE24424.
Authors
- Masayuki Nakamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5558-0418)
- Nobuhito Saito (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9756-781X)
- Motoyuki Umekawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7722-9861)
- Yoichi Yasunaga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4809-7561)
- Yudai Nakai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7664-7220)
- Hirotaka Hasegawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3585-2188)
Institutions
- Bunkyo University (JP)
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Case Lessons
- Published
- 2024-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/case24424
- Primary Topic
- Bone Tumor Diagnosis and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00