Isolated Dural and Calvarial Metastasis in a patient with Breast Carcinoma: a Case Report

There is little information about the dural metastasis of malign neoplasms in the literature. The exact ethiopathogenesis and treatmentstrategies are contraversial. The most common site for breast cancer metastasis is dura matter. Forty one years old female patient admitted to our clinic with headache and left parietal swellingcomplaints. The patient was operated due to infiltrative ductal cancer three years ago. A left parietal calvarial and dural metastasis determined and surgically resected via left parietal craniotomy. The patient underwent whole brain radiotherapy after this operation. In this report we present an unusual case of cancer metastasis to the skull and dura and discuss the main features of this disease.

Meme Kanserli Hastada Ýzole Dural-Kalvaryal Metastaz: Olgu Sunumu

Literatürde malign neoplazmlarýn dural metastazlarý ile ilgili az bilgi bulunmaktadýr. Kesin etyopatogenezleri ve tedavi stratejileri tartýþmalýdýr. Dura matere en sýk metastaz meme kanserinden olmaktadýr. 41 yaþýnda bayan hasta kliniðimize baþ aðrýsý ve sol parietalde þiþlik þikayeti ile baþvurdu. Hasta 3 yýl önce infiltratif duktal kanser nedeni ile opere edilmiþti. Sol kalvaryal ve dura metastazý tespit edildi ve sol parietal kraniotomi ile cerrahi rezeksiyon uygulandý. Hasta operasyondan sonra tüm beyin radyoterapi aldý. Bu yazýda kafatasý ve duraya metastaz yapan bir kanser vakasýný ve bu nadir hastalýðýn ana özelliklerini tartýþtýk.