Meckel’s cave and bilateral internal auditory canal metastasis of adenocarcinoma of unknown primary

U Gurung; A Tse; R Corbridge

doi:10.59779/jiomnepal.765

Meckel’s cave and bilateral internal auditory canal metastasis of adenocarcinoma of unknown primary

Authors

U Gurung Lecturer, GMSMA of ENT Head and Neck studies, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
A Tse ENT registrar
R Corbridge Consultant, Royal Berkshire Hospital, UK

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59779/jiomnepal.765

Abstract

Adenocarcinoma of unknown primary presenting as metastasis to Meckel’s cave and bilateral internal auditory canals is rare. We report a case of a 65-year-old chronic smoker presenting with ontological symptoms and trigeminal neuralgia who, on neuroimaging, revealed metastatic deposits to bilateral internal auditory meatus (IAM) and also Meckel’s cave.