Malignant metastatic carcinoid presenting as brain tumor

Carcinoid tumors are rarely known to metastasise to the brain. It is even more rare for such patients to present with symptoms related to metastases as the initial and only symptom. We present a case of a 60-year-old man who presented with hemiparesis and imaging features suggestive of brain tumor....

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Published inAsian journal of neurosurgery Vol. 11; no. 3; p. 314
Main Authors Sundar, I, Jain, S, Kurmi, Dhrubajyoti, Sharma, Rakesh, Chopra, Sanjeev, Singhvi, Shashi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published A-12, 2nd Floor, Sector 2, Noida-201301 UP, India Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd 01.07.2016
Wolters Kluwer - Medknow Publications
Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
Subjects
Analysis
Brain tumors
Cancer metastasis
Carcinoid tumor
CASE REPORT
Diagnosis
Risk factors
presentation
neuroendocrine tumor
Brain secondaries
hemiparesismetastatic
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Summary:Carcinoid tumors are rarely known to metastasise to the brain. It is even more rare for such patients to present with symptoms related to metastases as the initial and only symptom. We present a case of a 60-year-old man who presented with hemiparesis and imaging features suggestive of brain tumor. He underwent surgery and the histopathology revealed metastatic malignant lesion of neuroendocrine origin. A subsequent work up for the primary was negative. Patient was treated with adjuvant radiotherapy. We present this case to highlight the pathophysiological features, workup and treatment options of this rare disease and discuss the methods of differentiating it from more common brain tumors.
ISSN:1793-5482
2248-9614
DOI:10.4103/1793-5482.145319