Cerebellopontine angle tumour in a case of metastatic carcinoma breast: a diagnostic dilemma

Authors

  • Avneet Kaur Department of Surgical Oncology, ESI PGIMSR, Basaidarapur, New Delhi, India
  • Suman Kharkwal Department of Surgical Oncology, ESI PGIMSR, Basaidarapur, New Delhi, India
  • Sushanta Sarkar Department of Surgical Oncology, ESI PGIMSR, Basaidarapur, New Delhi, India
  • Pawan Kalra Department of Surgical Oncology, ESI PGIMSR, Basaidarapur, New Delhi, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20221426

Keywords:

Cerebellopontine angle tumour, Breast cancer, Multiple primary, Recurrence, p53

Abstract

Tumours of the cerebellopontine angle are mostly vestibular schwannomas with metastasis being a rare diagnosis. But, metastasis if present, are usually from a breast or a lung primary. We presented a case of a 67 year old postmenopausal lady with luminal. A carcinoma left breast who developed a recurrence on aromatase inhibitor with bone metastasis. She also presented with a cerebellopontine angle tumour which, because of its unusual presentation, presence of a recurrent breast disease with metastasis and mutation testing, raised the suspicion of a brain metastasis but was finally confirmed to be a vestibular schwannoma by histopathology.

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2022-05-26

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