title: Splenic angiosarcoma metastasis to the brain.
abstract: Angiosarcoma is a rare primary non-haematolymphoid malignant neoplasm of the spleen. This neoplastic process has a poor prognosis, with disease usually widespread by the time of presentation. In the literature there has been only six case reports of cerebral metastasis from splenic angiosarcomas. We report a 61-year-old woman who presented with a right occipital metastasis of a splenic angiosarcoma, 5 years after initial diagnosis, treated by stereotactic occipital craniotomy and resection of metastasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia. adamplotnik@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Adam N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Plotnik
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schweder
authors.forename: Alpha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tsui
authors.forename: Bhadrakant
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kavar
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D013160:Splenic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques