Metastatic Brain Tumor from Cardiac Chondrosarcoma: A Case Report.
10.3348/jkrs.1999.40.4.657
- Author:
Han Bok KIM
1
;
Seung Eun JUNG
;
Hak Hee KIM
;
Kyu Ho CHOI
;
Youn Soo LEE
;
Seog Jin KANG
Author Information
1. Departments of Radiology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Brain neoplasms, secondary;
Brain neoplasms;
MR;
Heart, neoplasms
- MeSH:
Brain Neoplasms*;
Brain*;
Chondrosarcoma*;
Heart;
Humans;
Neoplasm Metastasis;
Recurrence
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
1999;40(4):657-660
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Primary chondrosarcoma of the heart and its metastasis to the brain is extremely rare. We describe the case ofa patient who underwent resection of cardiac chon-drosarcoma only to relapse with brain metastasis two yearslater. MR images showed that these metastatic tumors were slightly hypointense relative to the brain onT1-weighted images and hyperintense on T2-weighted images. The masses were highly enhanced. Peritumoraledema appeared less extens ive and the focal cystic portion was seen within the mass, corresponding to myxoid degeneration.
