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ArticleSurgical neurology international2022

Brain metastasis from a thoracic myxofibrosarcoma: A case report and literature review.

Otávio da Cunha Ferreira Neto, Roberto Borges Bezerra, Rhuann Pontes Dos Santos Silva, Melissa Helena Rodrigues Silva, Joaquim Fechine de Alencar Neto, Arthur José Maia Lopes

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Otávio da Cunha Ferreira NetoDepartment of Medicine, Catholic University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
Roberto Borges BezerraDepartment of Oncology, Hospital Memorial São José, Recife, Brazil.
Rhuann Pontes Dos Santos SilvaDepartment of Medicine, Catholic University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
Melissa Helena Rodrigues SilvaDepartment of Medicine, Catholic University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
Joaquim Fechine de Alencar NetoDepartment of Medicine, Unifacisa University Center, Campina Grande, Brazil.
Arthur José Maia LopesDepartment of Neurosurgery, Real Hospital Português, Recife, Brazil.

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Background: Myxofibrosarcoma (MFS) is a type of sarcoma that mainly affects elderly people; it represents only 5% of all sarcomas and shows no line of differentiation. Intracranial MFS is a rare condition. At present, limited data exist regarding brain metastasis from MFS. This article reports a case of MFS and reviews the literature regarding MFS metastasis. Case Description: We report a case of brain metastasis from chest wall MFS. The patient was diagnosed with an anterior thoracic MFS and underwent surgery and radiotherapy. One year later, he noticed a tumor on his left shoulder, and more than 1 year thereafter, bilateral lung metastasis was observed. Twelve months after lung metastasis, he presented to the emergency department and underwent contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging, which demonstrated a left frontal tumor suggestive of brain metastasis. Since the main hypothesis was a sarcoma metastasis at the location close to the left motor area, and the patient had a good Karnofsky performance scale, the patient underwent neuronavigation-guided surgery. After surgery, the patient developed Grade III hemiparesis and aphasia. Brain tumor histopathology confirmed a malignant neoplasm with osteosarcomatous differentiation and metastasis from MFS. Conclusion: We report a rare case of MFS metastasis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the eighth case of intracerebral metastasis from MFS.

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Brain metastasisCase reportMyxofibrosarcomaSarcomaThoracic myxofibrosarcoma

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