The eponym "Tapia's syndrome" indicates an associated unilateral vocal cord and tongue paralysis secondary to a peripheral involvement of the recurrent laryngeal branch and the hypoglossal nerve. Although mainly observed as a complication of surgery or anaesthesia, it can rarely occur secondary to infectious or neoplastic causes. We are presenting a case of a teen-ager with Tapia's syndrome who had been seeking medical assistance for episodes of loss of consciousness and was diagnosed with a high-grade peripheral B-cell lymphoma, an association not previously described. This syndrome should be remembered even outside the surgical contest for its highly localising value. © 2013 The Japanese Society of Child Neurology.
Tapia's syndrome secondary to laterocervical localization of diffuse large cell lymphoma / Cantalupo, G.; Spagnoli, C.; Cerasti, D.; Piccolo, B.; Crisi, G.; Pisani, F.. - In: BRAIN & DEVELOPMENT. - ISSN 0387-7604. - 36:6(2014), pp. 548-550. [10.1016/j.braindev.2013.07.008]
Tapia's syndrome secondary to laterocervical localization of diffuse large cell lymphoma
Pisani F.
2014
Abstract
The eponym "Tapia's syndrome" indicates an associated unilateral vocal cord and tongue paralysis secondary to a peripheral involvement of the recurrent laryngeal branch and the hypoglossal nerve. Although mainly observed as a complication of surgery or anaesthesia, it can rarely occur secondary to infectious or neoplastic causes. We are presenting a case of a teen-ager with Tapia's syndrome who had been seeking medical assistance for episodes of loss of consciousness and was diagnosed with a high-grade peripheral B-cell lymphoma, an association not previously described. This syndrome should be remembered even outside the surgical contest for its highly localising value. © 2013 The Japanese Society of Child Neurology.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.