title: [A solitary cerebellar metastasis: a diagnostic exercise].
abstract: Presentation of a solitary cerebellar mass lead us to think about the presence of a primary tumour or the possibility of a pulmonary, mammary or digestive metastasis. However, once discarded these origins, is necessary to search the primary neoplasms in less frequent organs. Approximately, 5% of all intracranial metastasis have it's origin in a renal cancer. These lesions generally appear at the supratentorial area and within a generalized disease. In the other hand, the presentation of a solitary cerebellar metastasis from a renal carcinoma without affectation of other organs is a very unusual fact. We present a case of these characteristics discussing about diagnostic, therapeutic and prognostic aspects of this unpredictable tumor.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Urología, Hospital Juan Canalejo, La Coruña.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sousa Escandón
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Chantada Abal
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Antón Aparicio
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rodríguez García
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miguez Codesido
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: González Martín
mesh_terms: D018262:Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D009382:Neoplasms, Unknown Primary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: Metástasis cerebelosa solitaria: un ejercicio diagnóstico.