Pin site metastasis of meningioma
BRITISH JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY, cilt.21, sa.5, ss.524-527, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 5
- Basım Tarihi: 2007
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/02688690701485255
- Dergi Adı: BRITISH JOURNAL OF NEUROSURGERY
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.524-527
- Anahtar Kelimeler: brain tumour, head rest, iatrogenic metastasis, meningioma
- Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Metastasis of meningiomas due to iatrogenic implantation of tumour cells is extremely rare and only four cases have been reported to date. In this study, we report a 45-year-old female patient who presented with meningioma metastasis at the pin site of head holder applied in the original operation.