Gamma Knife surgery for multiple brain metastases from a malignant schwannoma of the penis.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The occurrence of brain metastases from a malignant schwannoma of the penis is extremely rare. In patients with a single brain metastasis, microsurgical extirpation is the treatment of choice and verifies the diagnosis. In cases of multiple or recurrent metastases, radiosurgery is an effective and safe therapy option. Gamma Knife surgery was performed in a patient who had previously undergone tumor resection and who presented with recurrence of the lesion and three de novo brain metastases. This first report on brain metastasis from a malignant penile schwannoma illustrates the efficacy and safety of radiosurgical treatment for these tumors.
Medical subject headings
- Brain Neoplasms
- Neurilemmoma
- Penile Neoplasms
- Radiosurgery