While trials of systemic thrombolysis for submassive and massive pulmonary embolism (PE) report intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) rates of 2%-3%, the risk of ICH in patients with recent brain surgery or intracranial neoplasm is unknown since these patients were excluded from these trials. We report a case of massive PE treated with systemic thrombolysis in a patient with recent neurosurgery for an...

Osteoblastoma is an unusual neoplasm, usually found in the vertebral column and long bones of extremities. Maxillary involvement extremely rare. We present a case report benign osteoblastoma maxilla affecting 17 year old young male patient. The clinical presentation, radiological histopathological features as well treatment modalities this neoplasm are briefly discussed. Lastly attempt made to ...

Astroblastoma is a rare glial neoplasm whose histogenesis has been clarified recently. It primarily occurs in children and young adults. We are reporting a case of 12-year-old girl child who presented with features of raised intracranial tension and generalized tonic-clonic seizures. Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed a large well-circumscribed, cystic lesion without perifocal edema, and...

Dr. Felipe Slaviero – Edifício das Clínicas Rua Teixeira Soares 885 / 10o andar 99010-901 Passo Fundo RS Brasil. E-mail: [email protected] Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is a form of extranodal non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, which occurs in the brain, leptomeninges, spinal cord, or eyes. PCNSL is an uncommon intracranial neoplasm, particularly in the immunocompetent patient p...

Two examples of intracerebral neurilemmoma occurred in the absence of von Recklinghausen's disease. The first case was unique because the patient was clinically asymptomatic, and the second case was unusual with a combination of oligodendroglioma and neurilemmoma in the same mass. The latter lesion arising in persons without stigmata of neurofibromatosis has not been described. The nature of ne...

BACKGROUND Malignant Mesothelioma is a rare primary neoplasm affecting the serosal membranes. During its relative short course, this malignant neoplasm can give local and, rarely, distant haematogenous metastases in different organs. The reported metastatic sites include liver, lung, heart, brain, thyroid, adrenals, kidneys, pancreas, bone, soft tissue, skin and lymph nodes. CASE PRESENTATION...

Malignant epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (MEH), also known as high-risk epithelioid hemangioendothelioma, is a low- to intermediate-grade vascular malignancy originally described as a vascular neoplasm of endothelial origin. This very rare vascular neoplasm has been described mainly in soft tissue, but also in various organs and locations, including the liver, lung, brain, colon, lymph nodes,...

Rhabdoid papillary meningioma is an uncommon aggressive variant of meningioma which has the potential to metastasize and spread throughout the brain and even out of the cranium. Herein, we present recurrence of the brain tumor in a 26-year-old woman. The patient had history of the surgery for two lesions in the right temporal lobe and the left cerebellopontine angle. Imaging showed three lesion...

Basal cell carcinoma of the skin is a common neoplasm usually considered benign. Rarely, distant metastases can involve organs such as the brain, lung, and bone. We report the case of a 41-year old man diagnosed with lung metastasis secondary to base cell carcinoma. Given that the development of metastasis is associated with short survival and the therapeutic arsenal is scarce, we emphasize the...