Author/Editor		Lamovec, Janez; Pogačnik, Ana
Title		Metastatic medulloblastoma to the breast
Type		članek
Source		Virchows Arch
Vol. and No.		Letnik 439, št. 2
Publication year		2001
Volume		str. 201-5
Language		eng
Abstract		We present a case of metastatic medulloblastoma to the breast in a 33-year-old woman who had a cerebellar medulloblastoma excised 2 years previously. Upon presentation, she had a bilateral breast tumor, which was diagnosed as a malignant small cell tumor by means of fine needle aspiration biopsy. An excisional biopsy of the tumor was performed, showing metastatic medulloblastoma, morphologically identical with a cerebellar primary. Eighteen months following breast surgery, the patient developed unilateral ovarian and peritoneal metastases and died of the disease 57 months after the cerebellar tumor was excised. Metastatic medulloblastoma to the breast is an extremely rare form of a secondary breast tumor, which may be easily diagnosed when both primary and secondary tumors are cytologically or histologically compared. If this is not possible, considerable problems may be encountered to get to the correct diagnosis.
Descriptors		BRAIN NEOPLASMS MEDULLOBLASTOMA BREAST NEOPLASMS BIOPSY, NEEDLE ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS ADULT IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES OVARIAN NEOPLASMS PERITONEAL NEOPLASMS SYNAPTOPHYSIN