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Medulloblastoma metastatic to breast, diagnosed by fine‐needle aspiration biopsy
Author(s) -
Baliga Mithra,
Holmquist Nelson D.,
Espinoza Carmen G.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
diagnostic cytopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.417
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1097-0339
pISSN - 8755-1039
DOI - 10.1002/dc.2840100109
Subject(s) - medicine , medulloblastoma , biopsy , fine needle aspiration , radiology , soft tissue , immunohistochemistry , pathology
The extracranial spread of a primary intracranial tumor is an infrequent occurrence. The most common metastatic sites in order of frequency are bone, lymph nodes, and soft tissue. Analysis of the literature uncovered only two case reports of medulloblastoma that had metastasized to the breast. Both of these cases were diagnosed by open surgical biopsies. We present a case of medullo‐blastoma metastatic to the breast which was diagnosed by fineneedle aspiration biopsy. This diagnosis was subsequently confirmed by a tru‐cut surgical biopsy and was further supported by immunohistochemical studies. © 1994 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.