A Case of Calcified Metastatic Colorectal Adenocarcinoma Mimicking a Benign Lesion: Pitfalls in Diagnosis

Abstract EN

The radiological finding of a calcified intracranial lesion commonly represents a slow growing benign mass.

Brain metastases originating from colorectal cancers are rare, occurring in approximately 2-3% of patients.

Therefore the presence of a calcified brain lesion in a patient with a positive oncological history requires a high index of suspicion for brain metastases.

Presented herein is a case of a frontoparietal calcified lesion initially overlooked as a benign tumour.

Subsequent imaging following a neurological episode revealed a significant increase in size of the lesion with surrounding tissue oedema, prompting further investigation for suspicion of a calcified metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma.