Cerebral Metastasis from Breast Cancer in a Male Patient with HIV

Context. Breast cancer (BC) in men is a rare condition, corresponding to 1% of all neoplasms in this gender. Some studies show that up to 93% of BC cases in men are advanced disease. If its occurrence constitutes an uncommon fact, the appearance of a metastasis to the central nervous system (CNS) is extremely rare. The objective of the present study is to present the case of a male patient, bearer of HIV infection, who presented with BC and later metastasis to the CNS. We also include a brief review of the literature. Case Report. We describe a case of a male patient, 59 years old, with HIV infection and a history of BC treated 4 years earlier, which progressed into headache and vertigo. Neuroimaging exams showed lesions suggestive of cerebral metastasis and a stereotaxic biopsy confirmed BC metastasis. Conclusion. Breast cancer in men with metastasis to the CNS is a rare condition and similar reports were not found in the available databases. It should be pointed out that even though rare, it should be considered among the differential diagnoses for SNC metastases in men, although HIV infection favors the appearance of some types of cancer

Transient lesion in the splenium of the corpus callosum in epileptic child with cerebral low grade glioma

Made available in DSpace on 2019-09-11T20:58:37Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2005Trata-se do relato de caso de menino de sete anos com crises epilépticas parciais complexas secundárias à presença de glioma de baixo grau em região fronto-temporal esquerda, cuja ressonância magnética evidenciou, lesão transitória focal do esplênio do corpo caloso. A revisão bibliográfica através de pesquisa no database MedLine resultou no encontro de descrição de lesão transitória do esplênio do corpo caloso foi relatada em três estudos anteriores, em pacientes portadores de epilepsia. Portanto, a lesão transitória observada no corpo caloso desta criança, provavelmente, tem correlação com as crises epilépticas do lobo temporal e não à presença do glioma de baixo grau cerebral.We report on a seven years-old boy with complex partial seizures and the presence of low grade glioma in left fronto-parietal region. The magnetic resonance imaging showed focal non-hemorrhagic lesion in the splenium of the corpus callosum. The description of the transient lesion in the splenium of the corpus callosum was related in three previous studies, in patients with epilepsy. Thus, the observed transient focal lesion in the splenium of the corpus callosum of this child, probably, has correlation with to prolonged focal partial seizures and not to the presence of glioma low grade.[Guirado, Vinicius Monteiro de Paula] Hospital Santa Isabel, BrazilAssencio-Ferreira, Vicente José; Mussi, Marcelo Lucci; Guirado, Vinicius Monteiro de Paula; Veiga, José Carlos Esteves] Universidade de Taubaté, Brazi