Infratemporal and intraorbital metastasis of the glioblastoma multiforme - A case report


Erdem A., Tun K., Ugur H., Erekul S.

NEUROCHIRURGIE, cilt.50, sa.2-3, ss.101-104, 2004 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 50 Sayı: 2-3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Dergi Adı: NEUROCHIRURGIE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.101-104
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: glioblastoma multiforme, metastasis, skull base, dura mater, BONE
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Primary brain tumors rarely metastasize outside of the central nervous system. A case of 37-year-old woman with a temporal lobe glial tumor which shows infratemporal and orbital invasion is presented. She had undergone a cranial operation because of temporal lobe epilepsy 8 years ago. Defects on the dura and bone flap were thought to be the mechanisms of the infratemporal fossa invasion. The case illustrates extra-axial metastasis of glioblastoma multiforme, an exceptional finding.