Supratentorial hemangioblastoma in a patient with breast cancer. A case report.
Patients with breast cancer may develop cerebral metastasis. Radio- and chemotherapy are advocated as an alternative to surgery in such patients. A woman operated on for breast cancer 2 years earlier developed a cerebral lesion. A definite preoperative diagnosis of the lesion was not possible on the basis of CT and MRI findings. The lesion proved to be a supratentorial hemangioblastoma. Neurosurgical treatment is recommended for patients with breast cancer who present a cerebral lesion, since a correct diagnosis may only be possible in the operating theater.
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Department of Neuroscience, Neurosurgery University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
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D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D018325:Hemangioblastoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016609:Neoplasms, Second Primary / Q000601:surgery*