Dural cerebellopontine angle metastasis from malignant parotid oncocytoma. 2003

Francesco Maiuri, and Felice Esposito, and Marialaura Del Basso De Caro, and Fabio Tortora
Department of Neurological Sciences, Section of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, University Federico II, Naples, Italy.

Malignant oncocytoma of the parotid gland is a quite rare tumor, with only 40 cases with unequivocal histological diagnosis reported in the literature. No cases with intracranial metastasis have been described. The authors report a very unusual case of malignant parotid gland oncocytoma with a large dural extracerebellar metastasis occurring in the contiguous cerebellopontine angle six months after surgery for the primary tumor. Only a partial removal of the dural metastasis was possible because of the cranial nerve and vessel encasement within the mass. Surgery and irradiation resulted in one-year survival. Interestingly, no destruction and infiltration of the petrous and temporal bones were found both at radiological and surgical exploration. We may suggest that metastatic spread from the parotid region to the cerebellopontine angle occurred through the mastoid cells or by haematogenous diffusion through the meningeal branches to the posterior fossa dura from the occipital or ascending pharyngeal arteries.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008279 Magnetic Resonance Imaging Non-invasive method of demonstrating internal anatomy based on the principle that atomic nuclei in a strong magnetic field absorb pulses of radiofrequency energy and emit them as radiowaves which can be reconstructed into computerized images. The concept includes proton spin tomographic techniques. Chemical Shift Imaging,MR Tomography,MRI Scans,MRI, Functional,Magnetic Resonance Image,Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Functional,Magnetization Transfer Contrast Imaging,NMR Imaging,NMR Tomography,Tomography, NMR,Tomography, Proton Spin,fMRI,Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging,Imaging, Chemical Shift,Proton Spin Tomography,Spin Echo Imaging,Steady-State Free Precession MRI,Tomography, MR,Zeugmatography,Chemical Shift Imagings,Echo Imaging, Spin,Echo Imagings, Spin,Functional MRI,Functional MRIs,Image, Magnetic Resonance,Imaging, Magnetic Resonance,Imaging, NMR,Imaging, Spin Echo,Imagings, Chemical Shift,Imagings, Spin Echo,MRI Scan,MRIs, Functional,Magnetic Resonance Images,Resonance Image, Magnetic,Scan, MRI,Scans, MRI,Shift Imaging, Chemical,Shift Imagings, Chemical,Spin Echo Imagings,Steady State Free Precession MRI
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D010307 Parotid Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the PAROTID GLAND. Cancer of Parotid,Parotid Cancer,Cancer of the Parotid,Neoplasms, Parotid,Cancer, Parotid,Cancers, Parotid,Neoplasm, Parotid,Parotid Cancers,Parotid Neoplasm
D002528 Cerebellar Neoplasms Primary or metastatic neoplasms of the CEREBELLUM. Tumors in this location frequently present with ATAXIA or signs of INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION due to obstruction of the fourth ventricle. Common primary cerebellar tumors include fibrillary ASTROCYTOMA and cerebellar HEMANGIOBLASTOMA. The cerebellum is a relatively common site for tumor metastases from the lung, breast, and other distant organs. (From Okazaki & Scheithauer, Atlas of Neuropathology, 1988, p86 and p141) Benign Cerebellar Neoplasms,Cerebellar Cancer,Malignant Cerebellar Neoplasms,Cerebellar Neoplasms, Benign,Cerebellar Neoplasms, Malignant,Cerebellar Neoplasms, Primary,Cerebellar Tumors,Neoplasms, Cerebellar,Neoplasms, Cerebellar, Benign,Neoplasms, Cerebellar, Malignant,Neoplasms, Cerebellar, Primary,Primary Neoplasms, Cerebellum,Benign Cerebellar Neoplasm,Cancer, Cerebellar,Cerebellar Cancers,Cerebellar Neoplasm,Cerebellar Neoplasm, Benign,Cerebellar Neoplasm, Malignant,Cerebellar Neoplasm, Primary,Cerebellar Tumor,Cerebellum Primary Neoplasm,Cerebellum Primary Neoplasms,Malignant Cerebellar Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Benign Cerebellar,Neoplasm, Cerebellar,Neoplasm, Cerebellum Primary,Neoplasm, Malignant Cerebellar,Primary Cerebellar Neoplasm,Primary Cerebellar Neoplasms,Primary Neoplasm, Cerebellum,Tumor, Cerebellar
D002530 Cerebellopontine Angle Junction between the cerebellum and the pons. Cerebellopontile Angle,Angle, Cerebellopontile,Angle, Cerebellopontine,Angles, Cerebellopontile,Angles, Cerebellopontine,Cerebellopontile Angles,Cerebellopontine Angles
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D017809 Fatal Outcome Death resulting from the presence of a disease in an individual, as shown by a single case report or a limited number of patients. This should be differentiated from DEATH, the physiological cessation of life and from MORTALITY, an epidemiological or statistical concept. Fatal Outcomes,Outcome, Fatal,Outcomes, Fatal
D018249 Adenoma, Oxyphilic A usually benign glandular tumor composed of oxyphil cells, large cells with small irregular nuclei and dense acidophilic granules due to the presence of abundant MITOCHONDRIA. Oxyphil cells, also known as oncocytes, are found in oncocytomas of the kidney, salivary glands, and endocrine glands. In the thyroid gland, oxyphil cells are known as Hurthle cells and Askanazy cells. Hurthle Cell Tumor,Oncocytoma,Huerthle Cell Tumor,Oxyphilic Adenoma
D019394 Ki-67 Antigen A CELL CYCLE and tumor growth marker which can be readily detected using IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY methods. Ki-67 is a nuclear antigen present only in the nuclei of cycling cells. Antigen Ki-67,MIB-1 Antigen,Antigen Ki67,Antigen Ki 67,Antigen, Ki-67,Antigen, MIB-1,Ki 67 Antigen,Ki-67, Antigen,Ki67, Antigen,MIB 1 Antigen

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