Tomohiro Yoshihira, Motoyuki Umekawa, Yuki Shinya, Hirotaka Hasegawa, Masahiro Shin, Yodai Kikuchi, Yuki Saito, Kenji Kondo, Atsuto Katano, Aya Shinozaki-Ushiku, Nobuhito Saito
BACKGROUND: Acinic cell carcinomas (AcCCs), rare malignancies of the salivary glands, often recur and metastasize, particularly in the skull base. Conventional radical resection can be invasive for skull base AcCCs adjacent to cranial nerves and major vasculature, and the effectiveness of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) as an alternative is not well established. OBSERVATIONS: This case report details the application of SRS for recurrent skull base AcCCs. A 71-year-old male with a history of resection for a right mandibular AcCC 23 years earlier experienced tumor recurrence involving the right cavernous sinus and nasal cavity...
March 11, 2024: J Neurosurg Case Lessons