Open AccessPrimary intracranial manifestation of a carcinosarcoma
Author(s) -
Reza AkhavanSigari,
Hesam Abdolhoseinpour,
Werner Meyer,
Veit Rohde,
Walter SchulzSchaeffer
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2248-9614
DOI - 10.4103/ajns.ajns_19_18
Subject(s) - carcinosarcoma , medicine , pathology , head and neck , magnetic resonance imaging , metastasis , brainstem , parotid gland , sarcoma , radiology , cancer , carcinoma , surgery
Carcinosarcomas are tumors comprising part adenocarcinoma and part sarcoma; the presence of carcinosarcoma in the head-and-neck region is very rare. These tumors are typically highly aggressive (G3) and arise most frequently from the salivary gland. Here, we present a case report on a brain metastasis as the primary manifestation of a carcinosarcoma. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a tumor of the pineal region with infiltration of the brainstem and the corpus. The staging following the histopathological diagnosis revealed the origin of the tumor in the left parotid gland. We present an overview of the significance of published treatment strategies in carcinosarcoma.