A Case of Isolated Unilateral Abducens Nerve Palsy Caused by Clival Metastasis from Rectal Cancer

Chung,  Won Hee; Park,  Jeong Ho; Park,  Sun Ah; Sung,  Ki Bum

J Korean Bal Soc > Volume 5(1); 2006 > Article

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Balance Society 2006;5(1): 78-80.

직장암의 사대전이에 의한 단독 외전신경마비 1예

정원희, 박정호, 박선아, 성기범

순천향대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실

A Case of Isolated Unilateral Abducens Nerve Palsy Caused by Clival Metastasis from Rectal Cancer

Won Hee Chung, Jeong Ho Park, Sun Ah Park, Ki Bum Sung

Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University, Bucheon, Korea. sungkb@schbc.ac.kr

ABSTRACT

A wide variety of abnormalities, both primary to the nerve itself and secondarily involving the nerve, can cause isolated abducens nerve palsy. Skull base lesions are also regarded as possible causes of isolated abducens nerve palsy but clival metastasis from systemic malignancy has rarely been reported. We report a case of isolated abducens nerve palsy caused by clival metastasis from rectal cancer. Key Words : Abducens nerve palsy, Metastasis, Skull base, Rectal neoplasm

Keywords: Abducens nerve palsy; Metastasis; Skull base; Rectal neoplasm