Late metastasis of breast adenocarcinoma into internal auditory canal and cerebellopontine angle: case report

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Edilson Marques¹  Almuth Brandis²  Madjid Samii¹  Marcos Tatagiba¹ 

[1],Hannover Medical School Institute of Neuropathology Hannover,Germany

关键词: adenocarcinoma;    breast cancer;    cerebello-pontine angle;    internal auditory canal;    metastasis;    adenocarcinoma;    ângulo ponto-cerebelar;    canal auditivo interno;    metástase;    tumor de mama;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2002000400024

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

A case of metastasis of breast adenocarcinoma into the internal auditory canal (IAC) and cerebellopontine angle (CPA) is presented, which appeared 16 years after primary tumor had been treated by surgery and radiation therapy. The 66-year old patient was considered cured from the primary disease, when she started with a rapidly developing hearing loss and intermittent facial palsy. Magnetic resonance image (MRI) displayed an intra- and extracanalicular tumor mass, which radiologically resembled a vestibular schwannoma. Surgery was performed and histopathological studies showed an adenocarcinoma compatible with breast origin. Metastasis is a rare occurrence within the IAC and CPA. Clinical history of severe facial palsy will rise suspicion of malignant tumor in spite of the radiological findings.

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