Breast Cancer and Meningioma: A Case Report

Authors

  • Pornchai Yodwisithsak Neurosurgical Unit, Division of Surgery, Department of Clinical Science, Faculty of Medicine, Thammasat University, Pathumthani, Thailand.

Keywords:

Breast cancer, meningioma, cerebral metastasis

Abstract

            A 44 year-old female was diagnosed to have breast cancer 4 years prior to this admission. She was treated with modified radical mastectomy and a complete course of chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

           This admission, she presented with chronic progressive headache and dizziness for 2 months. Physical examination failed to find any significant neurological deficit. Computerized tomography of the brain showed an abnormal homogenous enhancement mass at the inner table of left frontal bone with compression on the cerebral cortex. Craniotomy revealed a 1x2x3 cm mass adjacent to the dural base with compressed cerebral cortex. Total gross tum or rem oval and dural excision were performed. Pathological study confirmed the tumor to be meningioma.

            In 1975 Schoenberg reported the association of meningioma and breast cancer. Thus, a patient with established diagnosis of breast cancer who presents with central nervous system symptoms cannot simply be assumed to have cerebral metastases. A thorough workup to rule out the possibility of a meningioma is necessary.

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Published

2000-12-28

How to Cite

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Yodwisithsak P. Breast Cancer and Meningioma: A Case Report. Thai J Surg [Internet]. 2000 Dec. 28 [cited 2024 Apr. 26];21(4):121-4. Available from: https://he02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/ThaiJSurg/article/view/243334

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 4 (2000): October - December

Section

Case Reports

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