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. 2024 Jul;19(3):144-147.
doi: 10.1016/j.joto.2024.07.004. Epub 2024 Oct 19.

Spontaneous Pneumocephalus associated with leptomeningeal glioneuronal tumor in an adult; A rare case report

Mohammad H Shaheen  1 , Syed Raza  2 , Bassam AlZuraiqi  2 , Mohammad Ghazi Abdoh  3 , Essam Saleh  2
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Spontaneous Pneumocephalus associated with leptomeningeal glioneuronal tumor in an adult; A rare case report

Mohammad H Shaheen et al. J Otol. 2024 Jul.

Abstract

Objective: To report a rare case of otogenic tension pneumocephalus as a complication of a diffuse leptomeningeal glioneuronal tumor in a patient with a ventriculoperitoneal (V. P.) shunt.

Patients: Twenty-three- year-old man with a confirmed diffuse leptomeningeal glioneuronal tumor diagnosis was treated for temporal bone defect and considerable pneumocephalus one year after V. P. shunt.

Interventions: The patient underwent a Transmastoid, retrolabyrinthine approach. The defect was closed with temporalis facia graft and conchal cartilage as a double-layer closure, and then DuraSeal® was placed over the repaired area.

Main outcome measures: Resolution of the pneumocephalus.

Results: There was a significant reduction in the pneumocephalus on the first day post-operatively.

Conclusions: Spontaneous or secondary pneumocephalus development should be considered in patients with brain tumors, hydrocephalus, and patients who undergo V.P. shunt insertion.

Keywords: Leptomeningeal; Neurotology; Pneumocephalus.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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Pure tone audiogram showed moderate Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in the right ear and mild SNHL in the left ear.
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Axial view of computed tomography scan Shows the temporal bone defect(arrow).
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Intraoperative view showing the defect.
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Intraoperative view showing the closure of the defect.
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Follow-up Axial view of computed tomography scan obtained immediately post operation revealing resolution of the pneumocephalus, the residual air (arrowhead), and the closed defect(arrow).
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