Pheochromocytoma with Brain Metastasis : A Extremely Rare Case in Worldwide

Copyright © 2018 The Korean Brain Tumor Society, The Korean Society for Neuro-Oncology, and The Korean Society for Pediatric Neuro-Oncology..

Pheochromocytoma (PCC) is a neuroendocrine tumor that mainly arises from the medulla of the adrenal gland. Some PCCs become malignant and metastasize to other organs. For example, it typically involves skeletal system, liver, lung, and regional lymph nodes. However, only a few cases of PCC with brain metastasis have been reported worldwide. We report a case of metastatic brain tumor from PCC in South Korea in 2016. A 52-year-old man presented with headache, dizziness and motor aphasia. He had a medical history of PCC with multi-organ metastasis, previously underwent several operations, and was treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Brain MRIs showed a brain tumor on the left parietal lobe. Postoperative pathology confirmed that the metastatic brain tumor derived from malignant PCC. This is the first report PCC with brain metastasis in South Korea.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:6

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Brain tumor research and treatment - 6(2018), 2 vom: 01. Okt., Seite 101-104

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Cho, Yun Seong [VerfasserIn]
Ryu, Hyang Joo [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Se Hoon [VerfasserIn]
Kang, Seok Gu [VerfasserIn]

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Brain
Case Reports
Metastasis
Pheochromocytoma
Surgery

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Date Revised 01.10.2020

published: Print

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.14791/btrt.2018.6.e18

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NLM290154332