Printed Journal | Refereed Journal | Peer Reviewed Journal
2024, Vol. 6, Issue 2, Part B
Vestibular schwannoma clinically presenting with CSF rhinorrhea: A case report
Author(s): Dr. Namdev Seth, Dr. Mayank Srivastava and Dr. Saumya Verma
Abstract: Background: CSF rhinorrhea is leakage of CSF from the intracranial cavity through osseous & dural defects of the skull base into the paranasal sinuses or the nasal cavity. Common causes of this entity are trauma and iatrogenic skull base defects. Rarely, presence of large intracranial tumors may also be associated with CSF rhinorrhea. Case Presentation: A 58-year-old female presented with complaint of intermittent headache and episodes of watery nasal discharge since 6 months. Endoscopy and biochemical examination confirmed the presence of CSF rhinorrhea. CT images of head and paranasal sinuses of this patient showed large right CP angle mass lesion, along with hyperpneumatisation of sphenoid sinuses as well as aberrant arachnoid granulations. MR images confirmed the findings of CT images and additionally showed features of intracranial hypertension and small sphenoid encephalocele.Conclusions: Large intracranial tumours may rarely present with CSF rhinorrhoea, especially in cases, where paranasal sinuses are hyperpneumatised or arachnoid granulations are abnormal large. Hence, in non-traumatic cases of CSF rhinorrhea, imaging of brain should be advised to rule out any space occupying lesion.
DOI: 10.22271/27080056.2024.v6.i2b.94
Pages: 56-60 | Views: 65 | Downloads: 24
Download Full Article: Click Here
How to cite this article:
Dr. Namdev Seth, Dr. Mayank Srivastava, Dr. Saumya Verma. Vestibular schwannoma clinically presenting with CSF rhinorrhea: A case report. J Case Rep Sci Images 2024;6(2):56-60. DOI: 10.22271/27080056.2024.v6.i2b.94
Related Journal Subscription
Related Links
Publication Links
Journal of Case Reports and Scientific Images
This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition of open access.
The articles in Journal of Case Reports and Scientific Images are open access articles licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/) which permits unrestricted, non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.
Copyright © 2024 Journal of Case Reports and Scientific Images All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice from or liability to Journal of Case Reports and Scientific Images.
Contact Information
Any correspondence, queries or additional requests for information on the manuscript submission process should be sent to the Journal of Case Reports and Scientific Images editorial office as follows:
Address: 1st Floor, Block C, Metropolitan Park, 8 Hillside Road, Parktown, Johannesburg, 2196, South Africa
Email: allcasereports@gmail.com
