title: Esophageal carcinoma metastasis to cerebellum: a case report.
abstract: Esophageal carcinoma metastatic to the cerebellum and causing cerebellar compression is a rare entity. The authors report on the case of a 54-year-old woman in whom a metastatic cerebellar tumor secondary to esophageal carcinoma was treated. The patient presented with progressively increasing occipital headache. Computerized tomography scanning and magnetic resonance imaging results revealed a mass lesion in the cerebellum. Because of her previous esophageal carcinoma history, metastatic tumor to the cerebellum was assumed, and the patient underwent total resection of the tumor via median suboccipital approach. Histological examination of the specimen showed a metastatic adenocarcinoma of the esophagus. Postoperatively, the patient received 41 Gy radiation as adjuvant therapy. This case represents an addition to the reported literature of such a rare lesion. The diagnosis, treatment, and pathological findings of this case are presented and the pertinent literature is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Ankara University, Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara, Turkey. ktuna@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tuna
authors.forename: Melih
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bozkurt
authors.forename: Caner
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sarilar
authors.forename: Aylin Okçu
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Heper
authors.forename: Ahmet
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Erdoğan
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed