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


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

NEUROCHIRURGIE, vol.50, no.2-3, pp.101-104, 2004 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 50 Issue: 2-3
  • Publication Date: 2004
  • Journal Name: NEUROCHIRURGIE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.101-104
  • Keywords: glioblastoma multiforme, metastasis, skull base, dura mater, BONE
  • Ankara University Affiliated: No

Abstract

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.