Metastatic carcinoma to artero-venous haemangioma. Case report

J Neurosurg Sci. 1993 Mar;37(1):35-8.

Abstract

A case of metastasis of primary lung-carcinoma to a cerebral artero-venous haemangioma is presented. Although the phenomenon of metastasis to primary brain neoplasm is being recognised with increasing frequency, we've found only two cases into vascular tumours reported. The authors emphasize the rarity of this occurrence and discuss the possible pathogenetic mechanisms, which are at present incompletely understood.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Brain Neoplasms / pathology
  • Brain Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Carcinoma, Small Cell / secondary*
  • Hemangioma / pathology*
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Metastasis / physiopathology*
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary*
  • Temporal Lobe*