Pheochromocytoma with Brain Metastasis: A Extremely Rare Case in Worldwide.
- Author:
Yun Seong CHO
1
;
Hyang Joo RYU
;
Se Hoon KIM
;
Seok Gu KANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Brain; Metastasis; Pheochromocytoma; Surgery
- MeSH: Adrenal Glands; Aphasia, Broca; Brain Neoplasms; Brain*; Dizziness; Drug Therapy; Headache; Humans; Korea; Liver; Lung; Lymph Nodes; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Metastasis*; Neuroendocrine Tumors; Parietal Lobe; Pathology; Pheochromocytoma*; Radiotherapy
- From:Brain Tumor Research and Treatment 2018;6(2):101-104
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Pheochromocytoma (PCC) is a neuroendocrine tumor that mainly arises from the medulla of the adrenal gland. Some PCCs become malignant and metastasize to other organs. For example, it typically involves skeletal system, liver, lung, and regional lymph nodes. However, only a few cases of PCC with brain metastasis have been reported worldwide. We report a case of metastatic brain tumor from PCC in South Korea in 2016. A 52-year-old man presented with headache, dizziness and motor aphasia. He had a medical history of PCC with multi-organ metastasis, previously underwent several operations, and was treated with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Brain MRIs showed a brain tumor on the left parietal lobe. Postoperative pathology confirmed that the metastatic brain tumor derived from malignant PCC. This is the first report PCC with brain metastasis in South Korea.
