Difficulties in Differentiation of Endolymphatic Sac Tumor That Extends Into Pontocerebellar Angle from Metastatic Tumors

Authors : Ganime Çoban, Nurhan Şahin, Mustafa Hatiboğlu, Ayşe Aralaşmak

Pages : 801-806

Doi:10.20515/otd.1403334

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Publication Date : 2024-09-12

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :Endolymphatic Sac Tumor is a local aggressive tumor that grows slowly, associated with Von-Hippel-Lindau disease and originated from endolymphatic canal. A 64-year-old male patient with VHL disease admitted to the neurosurgery department of our hospital and presented pain behind the ear and loss of sensation on the cheek. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging revealed an aggressive tumor located in the middle ear and left acoustic canal and extending to the pontocerebellar angle that eroded the mastoid and temporal bones. Histopathological examination of the lesion revealed a simple cuboidal epithelium forming glandular and papillary structures. The patient diagnosed with endolymphatic sac tumor as the presence of the morphological findings, positive staining with immunohistochemical markers such as Vimentin, NSE, EMA, PAX8, Cytokeratin 7. Our case showed neuroectodermal origin, which is even rare for von Hippel-Lindau disease, and has been discussed with histopathological findings and differential diagnosis.
Keywords : Endolenfatik kese, metastaz, PAX8