Abstract
Background: Thymic carcinoma is a rare cancer that often metastasizes to the liver and kidneys but rarely to the brain. Case Report: We present a rare case of an 81-year-old woman with multiple cerebellar metastases of thymic carcinoma. She was initially diagnosed with stage IVb thymic carcinoma based on biopsy examination of a lesion in the anterior mediastinum. The patient refused to undergo treatment at the time. Six months later, she presented with gait disturbance and nausea. Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging revealed multiple cerebellar metastases. She underwent craniotomy and resection of the left cerebellar metastasis. Postoperative histological examination confirmed metastasis of the original thymic carcinoma. The patient underwent additional stereotactic radiotherapy for the cavity of the cerebellar metastasis and the small cerebellar metastatic lesions. Seven months after radiotherapy, she died due to progression of the thymic carcinoma. Conclusion: We believe that these findings add important information to the literature on this rare entity.
- Received December 2, 2021.
- Revision received December 14, 2021.
- Accepted January 7, 2022.
- Copyright © 2022 International Institute of Anticancer Research (Dr. George J. Delinasios), All rights reserved.
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