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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Arquivos Brasileiros de Neurocirurgia: Brazilian Neurosurgery 2024; 43(01): e62-e64
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1776265
Case Report

Schwannoma-like Breast Metastasis in the Meckel Cave: Case Report

Metástase de mama semelhante a um schwannoma no cavo de Meckel: Relato de caso
Frederico de Lima Gibbon 
1   Universidade Católica de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS, Brazil
,
Antônio Delacy Martini Vial 
2   Complexo Hospitalar Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
,
Guilherme Gago 
2   Complexo Hospitalar Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
,
Matheus Prado Magalhães
2   Complexo Hospitalar Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
,
Marcelo Paglioli Ferreira
2   Complexo Hospitalar Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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Abstract

Tumors of the Meckel cave are very rare lesions, especially if they are malignant. We report the case of a patient who presented with a breast metastasis in the Meckel cave and a clinical presentation similar to that of a fifth nerve schwannoma.

Resumo

Os tumores do cavo de Meckel são lesões muito raras, especialmente se forem malignos. Relatamos o caso de uma paciente que apresentou metástase mamária no cavo de Meckel e quadro clínico semelhante a schwannoma do quinto nervo.

Keywords

Meckel cave - metastasis - breast metastasis - schwannoma - meningioma - trigeminal tumors

Palavras-chave

cavo de Meckel - metástase - metástase de mama - schwannoma - meningioma - tumor trigeminal


Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 27. September 2020

Angenommen: 22. Februar 2021

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
31. Oktober 2023

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