Lung adenocarcinoma metastasizing to cerebellopontine angle schwannoma (collision tumor)

Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2007 Jan;149(1):87-90; discussion 90. doi: 10.1007/s00701-006-1049-1. Epub 2006 Nov 27.

Abstract

Collision tumors are composed of two histologically distinct neoplasms which present at one location. Collision of a malignant tumor originating outside the central nervous system with a primary intracranial neoplasm is a rare event. Here we report on a CPA schwannoma containing a metastasis of adenocarcinoma in a 57-years old woman. Searching for the primary tumor resulted in the detection of a carcinoma in the superior lobe of the left lung.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / secondary*
  • Adenocarcinoma / therapy
  • Cerebellar Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Cerebellar Neoplasms / therapy
  • Cerebellopontine Angle*
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Lung Neoplasms / therapy
  • Middle Aged
  • Neurilemmoma / pathology*
  • Neurilemmoma / therapy