Unusual metastases from a medulloblastoma: case report.
Calvarial and extracranial metastases by hematogenous spread of primary intracranial neoplasms have been considered a rare occurrence. This report deals with the clinicopathological and radiological findings of a child with metastatic medulloblastoma. Correlation of serial postoperative computed tomography (CT) scans and the autopsy examination indicated hematogenous calvarial and intracranial spread of the primary lesion.
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed