Posterior fossa metastasis of retinoblastoma accompanying a supratentorial second focus in a child: a case report

Fatih Yakar; Ihsan Dogan; Elif Ozyurek; Onur Ozgural; Umit Eroglu; Melih Bozkurt

doi:10.18203/2349-2902.isj20174525

Authors

Fatih Yakar Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ibni Sina Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Ihsan Dogan Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ibni Sina Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Elif Ozyurek Department of Radiology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ibni Sina Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Onur Ozgural Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ibni Sina Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Umit Eroglu Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ibni Sina Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
Melih Bozkurt Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ibni Sina Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20174525

Keywords:

Metastasis, Posterior fossa, Retinoblastoma

Abstract

The central nervous system, as a metastatic focus, has an extreme predisposition to retinoblastoma and has been indicated as the most common site for this disease. Herein, we report a 4-year-old girl presenting with multiple cranial metastases of retinoblastoma. To our knowledge, this presented case is valuable and significant in terms of being reported as the first cerebellar metastasis of retinoblastoma in the literature and removing this lesion together with supratentorial focus in a single operation with a single skin incision.

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