Dural metastasis from primary gastric adenocarcinoma has been rarely reported, and its prognosis is very poor because it frequently leads to acute subdural hematoma. Here, we describe a case with sequential spinal and cranial dural metastases from gastric adenocarcinoma without subdural hematoma. A 43-year-old woman with gastric adenocarcinoma and well-controlled peritoneal carcinomatosis prese...

A case is reported in which the amputation of a leg for a sclerosing type of osteogenic sarcoma was followed five years later by a metastasis of similar appearance in the skull. This was excised but subsequent necropsy revealed multiple bony tumours in the lungs. The rarity of multiple osteogenic sarcoma is recalled as shown by a review of the literature. Although some are thought to be of mult...

A 67-year-old female presented with a rare metastatic skull tumor from cholangiocarcinoma (CCC) manifesting as a progressive painful subcutaneous tumor. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging revealed an osteolytic tumor attached to the sigmoid sinus and mastoid sinus. Mass reduction of the tumor was performed and radiotherapy applied to the postoperative cavity. The symptoms r...

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common primary tumor of the liver and the fifth most common cancer in the world. The lungs, bone, and lymph nodes are frequent sites of metastasis of HCC. The purpose of the present study is show that metastases, although rare, must be among the differential diagnosis of skin lesions and that a diagnostic research based on these findings can be conduct...

An 18-year-old woman presented with a malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) originating in the orbit and invading the frontal and temporal base of the skull manifesting as exophthalmos and double vision that had persisted for 2 months. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a tumor in the left orbit that extended as far as the frontal and temporal base of the skull. The tumor was treated by radical...

INTRODUCTION Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is among the commonest cancers in the world. Metastasis is one of the most significant factors affecting prognosis. Common sites of extrahepatic metastases include lungs, regional lymph nodes and less commonly bone. CASE PRESENTATION A 56-year-old male presented with a painless occipital scalp lump of three months duration, with recent rapid enlarge...

Prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed solid organ cancer in men and is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men in the United Kingdom. Commonly, it metastasizes to bones and lymph nodes, however, in advanced hormonerefractory disease it may involve the skull base leading to associated cranial nerve palsies. Cranial nerve palsy as the presenting feature of advanced hor...

OBJECTIVE To review our favorable experience with maxillofacial disassembly for exposure and resection of tumors of the skull base. PATIENTS AND METHODS This is a retrospective review of 31 patients from 1997 to 2005 treated by maxillofacial disassembly and includes 22 patients with midface disassembly and 9 patients with mandible with or without midface disassembly. RESULTS Follow-up range...

Giant cell tumors (GCTs) mainly occur in metaphyses of long bones and are generally considered histologically benign; however, GCTs may be locally aggressive with a high rate of local recurrence and exhibit the potential for distant metastasis. Primary GCT of the clivus is extremely rare and is easily misdiagnosed and, thus, treatment remains controversial. The present report describes the case...