Cystic brain metastases radiologically simulating neurocysticercosis

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Autor(a) principal: Troiani,Charlene
Data de Publicação: 2011
Outros Autores: Lopes,Carla Cristina Barbosa, Scardovelli,Carlos Antônio, Nai,Gisele Alborghetti
Tipo de documento: Relatório
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: São Paulo medical journal (Online)
Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802011000500011
Resumo: CONTEXT: Brain metastases are common complications of cancer. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the main diagnostic imaging method in these cases, rarely shows cystic images. CASE REPORT: The patient was a 45-year-old woman who had had severe headache for a month that was refractory to medication, and had previously had breast cancer, which had been treated. The MRI showed the criteria for neurocysticercosis. Since there was no improvement with clinical treatment, we chose to excise the lesions. Histopathological analysis showed an epithelioid malignant neoplasm. CONCLUSION: From immunohistochemical analysis, it was concluded that this was a metastasis of breast carcinoma. Even when the MRI is not characteristic of cerebral metastasis, this hypothesis needs to be ruled out in patients with a previous history of cancer.
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spelling Cystic brain metastases radiologically simulating neurocysticercosisNeoplasm metastasisNeurocysticercosisCysticercusBrain diseasesMagnetic resonance imagingCONTEXT: Brain metastases are common complications of cancer. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the main diagnostic imaging method in these cases, rarely shows cystic images. CASE REPORT: The patient was a 45-year-old woman who had had severe headache for a month that was refractory to medication, and had previously had breast cancer, which had been treated. The MRI showed the criteria for neurocysticercosis. Since there was no improvement with clinical treatment, we chose to excise the lesions. Histopathological analysis showed an epithelioid malignant neoplasm. CONCLUSION: From immunohistochemical analysis, it was concluded that this was a metastasis of breast carcinoma. Even when the MRI is not characteristic of cerebral metastasis, this hypothesis needs to be ruled out in patients with a previous history of cancer.Associação Paulista de Medicina - APM2011-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/reportinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802011000500011Sao Paulo Medical Journal v.129 n.5 2011reponame:São Paulo medical journal (Online)instname:Associação Paulista de Medicinainstacron:APM10.1590/S1516-31802011000500011info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessTroiani,CharleneLopes,Carla Cristina BarbosaScardovelli,Carlos AntônioNai,Gisele Alborghettieng2011-11-07T00:00:00Zoai:scielo:S1516-31802011000500011Revistahttp://www.scielo.br/spmjhttps://old.scielo.br/oai/scielo-oai.phprevistas@apm.org.br1806-94601516-3180opendoar:2011-11-07T00:00São Paulo medical journal (Online) - Associação Paulista de Medicinafalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Cystic brain metastases radiologically simulating neurocysticercosis
title Cystic brain metastases radiologically simulating neurocysticercosis
spellingShingle Cystic brain metastases radiologically simulating neurocysticercosis
Troiani,Charlene
Neoplasm metastasis
Neurocysticercosis
Cysticercus
Brain diseases
Magnetic resonance imaging
title_short Cystic brain metastases radiologically simulating neurocysticercosis
title_full Cystic brain metastases radiologically simulating neurocysticercosis
title_fullStr Cystic brain metastases radiologically simulating neurocysticercosis
title_full_unstemmed Cystic brain metastases radiologically simulating neurocysticercosis
title_sort Cystic brain metastases radiologically simulating neurocysticercosis
author Troiani,Charlene
author_facet Troiani,Charlene
Lopes,Carla Cristina Barbosa
Scardovelli,Carlos Antônio
Nai,Gisele Alborghetti
author_role author
author2 Lopes,Carla Cristina Barbosa
Scardovelli,Carlos Antônio
Nai,Gisele Alborghetti
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Troiani,Charlene
Lopes,Carla Cristina Barbosa
Scardovelli,Carlos Antônio
Nai,Gisele Alborghetti
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Neoplasm metastasis
Neurocysticercosis
Cysticercus
Brain diseases
Magnetic resonance imaging
topic Neoplasm metastasis
Neurocysticercosis
Cysticercus
Brain diseases
Magnetic resonance imaging
description CONTEXT: Brain metastases are common complications of cancer. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), the main diagnostic imaging method in these cases, rarely shows cystic images. CASE REPORT: The patient was a 45-year-old woman who had had severe headache for a month that was refractory to medication, and had previously had breast cancer, which had been treated. The MRI showed the criteria for neurocysticercosis. Since there was no improvement with clinical treatment, we chose to excise the lesions. Histopathological analysis showed an epithelioid malignant neoplasm. CONCLUSION: From immunohistochemical analysis, it was concluded that this was a metastasis of breast carcinoma. Even when the MRI is not characteristic of cerebral metastasis, this hypothesis needs to be ruled out in patients with a previous history of cancer.
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