Cervical cancer is the most frequent type of cancer in Peruvian women and in the population general. Cerebral metastases of the cervix are extremely rare with an incidence of 0.4 to 2.3% and only approximately 100 case reports in the medical literature. We report a case of a 52-year-old woman with a history of cervical cancer who after 14 months of this diagnosis presents headache, vomiting and upheaval of conscience. In the brain MRI study, evidence a contrast-enhancing lesion in the right parieto-occipital region. Craniotomy is performed minimal parietal with stereotactic assistance and complete resection of the tumor. According to the report of the Pathology service indicated metastasis of endocervical adenocarcinoma. The patient had a good postoperative evolution with remission of neurological symptoms.     DOI 10.25176/RFMH.v18.n4.1740

El cáncer de cuello uterino es el tipo de cáncer más frecuente en la mujer peruana y en la población general. Las metástasis cerebrales de cuello uterino son extremadamente raras con una incidencia de 0.4 a 2.3% y sólo aproximadamente 100 reportes de casos en la literatura médica. Reportamos un caso de una mujer de 52 años de edad con antecedente de cáncer de cuello uterino que luego de 14 meses de dicho diagnóstico presenta cefalea, vómitos y trastorno de conciencia. En el estudio de RMN cerebral se evidencia una lesión captadora de contraste en la región parieto-occipital derecha. Se realiza craneotomía parietal mínima con asistencia estereotáctica y resección completa del tumor. Según el informe del servicio de Patología se indica metástasis de adenocarcinoma endocervical. La paciente tuvo una buena evolución postoperatoria con remisión de los síntomas neurológ...

Introduction:Chondrosarcoma is an unusual malignant neoplasm; cranial location is rare. Sometimes its complete resection is not possible because of vicinity of the mass to important vascular and neural structures. Clinical case: This is a 56-year old female subject who developed headache in the right side, paresthesia in the right side of her upper lip, short term memory loss, and ageusia. A magnetic resonance imaging study showed an enhanced extra-axial mass. This patient underwent complete surgical resection. The anatomopathological study showed a well differentiated chondrosarcoma of the cranial base. Conclusion: Chondrosarcoma is a malignancy with pure differentiation of the hyaline cartilage. It represents 0.15% of all intracranial tumors, and this is the second case with a cranial base location reported in Peru. Both histological characteristics and immunohistochemistry markers rev...