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- Gui-Lu He, Ye-Hai Li, Jian-Hao Lin, Jing Ye, Fo-Bao Huang, Rui-Rui Yun, Qiao Li, and Liang Zhang.
- Guangdong Sanjiu Brain Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
- World Neurosurg. 2020 Jul 1; 139: 182-185.
BackgroundIntracranial bronchogenic cysts (BCs) are extremely rare. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a BC in which lesions involve the middle and posterior cranial fossa, as well as the infratemporal fossa.Case DescriptionWe present the case of a 38-year-old woman who suffered from a cranial nerve dysfunction for 2 years. Magnetic resonance imaging showed that there were skull base communication lesions across the middle and posterior fossa. The patient was operated on through an infratemporal fossa approach. The final diagnosis was BC after histopathologic examination and immunohistochemical verification. The patient's neurologic dysfunction was partially ameliorated at the half-year follow-up.ConclusionsIntracranial BCs are rare. However, they should be considered in the differential diagnosis for cystic lesions with edge enhancement or extracranial extension.Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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