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Les paralysies du nerf moteur oculaire commun chez l'enfant: a propos d'une observation de tumeur germinale hypophysaire.
Kalenga, Mbu; COLLIGNON, Nathalie; ANDRIS, Cécile et al.
2011In Bulletin de la Société Belge d'Ophtalmologie, (318), p. 31-6
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Keywords :
Oculomotor palsy,; third cranial nerve; germ cell
Abstract :
[en] PURPOSE: Third cranial nerve palsies are unfrequent in childhood and adolescence and are most often congenital. The association of sellar germ cell tumor and ophthalmoplegia is considered as being very rare at this age. CASE REPORT: A 11-year-old young girl was examined in emergency with a third left cranial nerve partial palsy associated with one- year duration history of hypopituitarism with insipid diabetes and growth retardation. Cerebral IRM revealed a tumor of the pituitary gland. In histopathological examination of pituitary gland biopsies, lesions were compatibles with a sellar germ cell tumor. CONCLUSION: Although they are most often of a congenital nature, third cranial nerve palsies in childhood may be secondary to other causes that should be always taken in mind. When they are secondary to a sellar tumor and according to the clinical presentation and the IRM, the histopahological examination of biopsies is mandatory to have a precise diagnosis.
Disciplines :
Ophthalmology
Author, co-author :
Kalenga, Mbu
COLLIGNON, Nathalie ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Ophtalmologie
ANDRIS, Cécile ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Ophtalmologie
Deprez, Manuel ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Neuropathologie
OTTO, Bernard ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Imagerie médicale
Language :
French
Title :
Les paralysies du nerf moteur oculaire commun chez l'enfant: a propos d'une observation de tumeur germinale hypophysaire.
Alternative titles :
[en] Third cranial nerve palsies in childhood. A case report of sellar germ cell tumor
Publication date :
2011
Journal title :
Bulletin de la Société Belge d'Ophtalmologie
ISSN :
0081-0746
Publisher :
Société Belge d'Ophtalmologie, Leuven, Belgium
Issue :
318
Pages :
31-6
Peer reviewed :
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