Metastasis of lung cancer in jugular foramen: a case report

Abstract

Jugular foramen tumors are uncommon cranial base lesions that cause difficulties not only in diagnosis but in treatment as well. Paraganglioma is the most common tumor involving this region. Other common tumors arising in the jugular foramen are meningiomas, schwannomas and chondrosarcomas. Metastatic involvement of this location is rare. We present a case of metastasis of lung adenocarcinoma in jugular foramen presented with cranial neuropathy. Although it is rare, metastasis of a systemic malignancy should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of a mass involving jugular foramen.