A case of chondrosarcoma presenting as Garcin syndorme.

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 17(2); 1999 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 1999;17(2): 315-318.

Garcin 증후군으로 발현된 연골육종 1예

강성수, 김명권, 박현미, 류근신*, 신동진

가천의과대학 길병원 신경과, 해부병리과*

A case of chondrosarcoma presenting as Garcin syndorme.

Sung-Soo Kang, Myung-Kwon Kim, Hyeon-Mi Park, Geun-Shin Lyu*, Dong-Jin Shin

Department of neurology and pathology*, Gil medical center, Gachon University

Abstract

Garcin’s syndrome is defined as showing total unilateral cranial nerve palsies (at least more than 7 ipsilateral cranial nerve palsies), without either sensory or motor long tract disturbance, and without intracranial hypertension. The present report describes an 8-year-old child who had swelling on the right postauricular area and ptosis on the same side which developed before 2 months ago. Neurologic examination disclosed complete unilateral cranial nerve palsies on the right side. Brain MRI revealed a bulky hypervascular well-enhancing solid tumor, involving the right temporal bone, middle cranial fossa, cerebellopontine angle, infratemporal and pterygopalatine fossae, and parapharyngeal space. A biopsy was performed, and its finding showed a chondrosarcoma. Key words: Garcin’s syndrome, Chondrosarcoma.