Extrapulmonary small cell sarcinoma: involvement of the brain without evidence of extracranial malignancy by serial PET/CT scans

BACKGROUND: Extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma (EPSCC) involving the brain is a rare manifestation of an uncommon tumor type. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a 59 year-old Caucasian female diagnosed with an EPSCC involving the left parietal lobe without detectable extracranial primary tumor followed b...

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Autores principales: Hueser, Christopher N, Nguyen, Nghi C, Osman, Medhat, Havlioglu, Necat, Patel, Anjali J
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2564932/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18817561
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-6-102

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2564932/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18817561
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-6-102

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