Acta clinica Croatica, Vol. 48 No. 1, 2009.
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Intraventricular Location of Metastatic Breast Carcinoma: A Case Report
Tomislav Sajko
Krešimir Rotim
Nenad Kudelić
Hrvoje Krpina
Leandra Miletić
Abstract
Intraventricular neoplasms are uncommon central nervous system lesions that account for only 10% of all neoplasms and are unusual location of metastatic breast cancer. A 73-year-old woman with a medical history of breast carcinoma without any signs of metastatic lesions in the liver, lungs or bones and with an intraventricular tumorous lesion found on multislice computed tomography of the brain is presented. Surgery was indicated in order to confirm the diagnosis histologically and to gain local control of the metastasis. The patient was operated on using the neuronavigation guided transcortical approach. The tumor was removed using the Cavitron ultrasonic aspirator. Histopathologic examination revealed a metastatic breast carcinoma. Postoperative irradiation of the whole brain was performed.
Keywords
Cerebellar neoplasms - pathology; Cerebellar neoplasms - surgery; Cerebellar neoplasms - therapy; Glioblastoma - etiology; Glioblastoma - surgery; Glioblastoma - therapy; Case report
Hrčak ID:
38364
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Publication date:
2.3.2009.
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