New-Onset Tongue Weakness Due to Skull Base Metastases to Bilateral Hypoglossal Canals

• DOI: 10.7326/aimcc.2022.0755
• Publication Date: 2022-11-01T21:18:58Z
• Authors: Michael T. Do; Tony Dong; Soheil El-Azzouni; Bahar Moftakhar
• Keywords: Dysarthria; Hypoglossal nerve; Hypoglossal nucleus

Hypoglossal nerve palsy is a rare disorder resulting in dysarthria and tongue weakness, usually caused by direct compression or injury. Malignant invasion of the skull base can rarely lead to bilateral hypoglossal at exit canals. We report case 40-year-old man with stage IV colorectal cancer who presented weakness dysphagia was discovered have new metastases his