A rare case of intracranial meningioma with intratumoral metastatic breast cancers
Miyagi, N.; Hara, S.; Terasaki, M.; Orito, K.; Yamashita, S.; Hirohata, M.; Tokutomi, T.; Shigemori, M.
No Shinkei Geka. Neurological Surgery 35(9): 901-905
2007
ISSN/ISBN: 0301-2603 PMID: 17867310 Document Number: 614364
We report an uncommon case of breast cancer metastasis to an intracranial meningioma. A 47-year-old female was admitted to our hospital due to general convulsion. She had undergone a radical operation for left breast cancer 4 years refore, and received postoperative adjuvant therapies. MRI revealed a solid well-circumscribed tumor in the right frontal convexity. The patient underwent tumor resection successfully. The pathological examination revealed ductal carcinoma in the tissue of a transitional meningioma. Tumor-to tumor metastasis is a rare event. Literature review and discussion of such an uncommon occurrence was presented.