A rare case of breast carcinoma metastasis into a meningioma in a 64-year-old female patient

Radiol Case Rep. 2024 Jan 22;19(4):1519-1523. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2023.11.035. eCollection 2024 Apr.

Abstract

This report discusses the occurrence of tumor-to-tumor metastasis-an atypical phenomenon in oncology where a secondary malignancy develops within an existing primary tumor. The case of a 64-year-old woman is presented, who, with a history of stage II invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast treated with mastectomy and chemoradiotherapy, developed neurological symptoms indicative of a secondary brain tumor. MRI and subsequent histopathological analysis post-craniotomy confirmed a meningioma with a metastatic breast carcinoma, demonstrating the clinical importance of considering tumor-to-tumor metastasis in similar patient histories.

Keywords: Breast neoplasms; Carcinoma; Ductal; Meningeal neoplasms; Neoplasm metastasis.

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