Metastasis of a rectal carcinoid to the posterior fossa.
We report the metastasis of a rectal carcinoid to the dura mater of the posterior fossa. The clinical presentation was unusual because of a 10-year latent period between resection of the primary rectal tumor and symptoms and signs of the posterior fossa metastasis; the radiological findings were atypical of a metastasis. Gastrointestinal carcinoids, apudomas, and the concept of the APUD endocrine cell family are reviewed.
D001078:APUD Cells / Q000473:pathology; D002276:Carcinoid Tumor; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms