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Tumors of the Meckel cave are very rare lesions, especially if they are malignant. We report the case of a patient who presented with a breast metastasis in the Meckel cave and a clinical presentation similar to that of a fifth nerve schwannoma.
ResumoOs tumores do cavo de Meckel são lesões muito raras, especialmente se forem malignos. Relatamos o caso de uma paciente que apresentou metástase mamária no cavo de Meckel e quadro clínico semelhante a schwannoma do quinto nervo.
Keywords Meckel cave - metastasis - breast metastasis - schwannoma - meningioma - trigeminal tumors Palavras-chave cavo de Meckel - metástase - metástase de mama - schwannoma - meningioma - tumor trigeminal Publication HistoryReceived: 27 September 2020
Accepted: 22 February 2021
Article published online:
31 October 2023
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