Metastasis of breast carcinoma to intracranial meningioma. Case report and review of the literature

A Bucciero; M del Basso de Caro; L Vizioli; S Carraturo; A Cerillo; G Tedeschi

Metastasis of breast carcinoma to intracranial meningioma. Case report and review of the literature

J Neurosurg Sci. 1992 Jul-Sep;36(3):169-72.

Authors

A Bucciero¹, M del Basso de Caro, L Vizioli, S Carraturo, A Cerillo, G Tedeschi

Affiliation

¹ Chair of Neurosurgery, University of Naples, Italy.

PMID: 1484305

Abstract

A case of metastasizing breast carcinoma to an intracranial meningioma is presented. The pathogenesis and principles of diagnosis of this rare occurrence are discussed in light of the data reported from the literature.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma / diagnostic imaging
Adenocarcinoma / secondary*
Brain Neoplasms / pathology*
Brain Neoplasms / secondary
Breast Neoplasms / pathology*
Female
Humans
Meningeal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Meningeal Neoplasms / secondary*
Meningioma / pathology*
Middle Aged
Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / pathology*
Tomography, X-Ray Computed