A Case of Calcified Metastatic Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Mimicking a Benign Lesion: Pitfalls in Diagnosis
The radiological finding of a calcified intracranial lesion commonly represents a slow growing benign mass. Brain metastases originating from colorectal cancers are rare, occurring in approximately 2-3% of patients. Therefore the presence of a calcified brain lesion in a patient with a positive onco...
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| description | The radiological finding of a calcified intracranial lesion commonly represents a slow growing benign mass. Brain metastases originating from colorectal cancers are rare, occurring in approximately 2-3% of patients. Therefore the presence of a calcified brain lesion in a patient with a positive oncological history requires a high index of suspicion for brain metastases. Presented herein is a case of a frontoparietal calcified lesion initially overlooked as a benign tumour. Subsequent imaging following a neurological episode revealed a significant increase in size of the lesion with surrounding tissue oedema, prompting further investigation for suspicion of a calcified metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4fecc3024ae84580ba1cce5223ac7cd02025-02-03T05:58:50ZengWileyCase Reports in Oncological Medicine2090-67062090-67142015-01-01201510.1155/2015/936260936260A Case of Calcified Metastatic Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Mimicking a Benign Lesion: Pitfalls in DiagnosisPeter Michail0Iftah Amith1Sanila George2Mathew K. George3School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW 2308, AustraliaUniversity of New England, Elm Avenue, Armidale, NSW 2351, AustraliaHunter Imaging, 7 Bligh Street, Tamworth, NSW 2348, AustraliaDepartment of Medical Oncology, North West Cancer Centre, 31 Dean Street, Tamworth, NSW 2340, AustraliaThe radiological finding of a calcified intracranial lesion commonly represents a slow growing benign mass. Brain metastases originating from colorectal cancers are rare, occurring in approximately 2-3% of patients. Therefore the presence of a calcified brain lesion in a patient with a positive oncological history requires a high index of suspicion for brain metastases. Presented herein is a case of a frontoparietal calcified lesion initially overlooked as a benign tumour. Subsequent imaging following a neurological episode revealed a significant increase in size of the lesion with surrounding tissue oedema, prompting further investigation for suspicion of a calcified metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/936260 |
| spellingShingle | Peter Michail Iftah Amith Sanila George Mathew K. George A Case of Calcified Metastatic Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Mimicking a Benign Lesion: Pitfalls in Diagnosis Case Reports in Oncological Medicine |
| title | A Case of Calcified Metastatic Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Mimicking a Benign Lesion: Pitfalls in Diagnosis |
| title_full | A Case of Calcified Metastatic Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Mimicking a Benign Lesion: Pitfalls in Diagnosis |
| title_fullStr | A Case of Calcified Metastatic Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Mimicking a Benign Lesion: Pitfalls in Diagnosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Case of Calcified Metastatic Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Mimicking a Benign Lesion: Pitfalls in Diagnosis |
| title_short | A Case of Calcified Metastatic Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Mimicking a Benign Lesion: Pitfalls in Diagnosis |
| title_sort | case of calcified metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma mimicking a benign lesion pitfalls in diagnosis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/936260 |
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