Hypodense area within a meningioma: metastasis from breast cancer.
A case of an intracranial meningioma containing a metastasis from breast cancer is reported. CT demostrated a hypodense area within the meningioma and angiography showed a relatively less evident blush in the same area. The correlation of the neuroradiological with the pathological findings is discussed.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed