Malignant vestibular schwannoma with intracerebral metastasis
- PMID: 33686895
- DOI: 10.1080/02688697.2021.1884650
Malignant vestibular schwannoma with intracerebral metastasis
Abstract
Background: Malignant change in vestibular schwannoma is rare and intracranial metastatic deposits have not been reported.
Clinical presentation: We report the case of a 64 year old woman with a benign vestibular schwannoma who underwent translabyrinthine excision in 1996 and Gamma Knife® radiosurgery (Elekta AB, Stockholm, Sweden) (GKRS) in 2006. She presents 10 years after GKRS with progressive neurological deterioration. Histopathologic analysis confirms a malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour, WHO grade IV with subsequent metastatic spread to the left thalamus confirmed on biopsy.
Conclusion: We report a rare case of a vestibular schwannoma metastasizing with histological confirmation. It also reminds us of malignant conversion of a benign vestibular schwannoma following GKRS and subsequent aggressive behaviour, with poor prognosis.
Keywords: Acoustic neuroma; gamma knife radiosurgery; malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour (MPNST); neoplasm metastasis; oncology; vestibular schwannoma.
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