Brain metastasis from a lung mucoepidermoid carcinoma mimicking a brain abscess

BACKGROUND: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is a rare tumor of the lung that accounts for 0.1–0.2% of all pulmonary tumors. To the best of our knowledge, brain metastasis from lung MEC is rare and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of this lesion have not been documented. CASE DESCRIPTION: We...

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Autores principales: Saito, Taiichi, Ujiie, Hiroshi, Kadoyama, Shigeru, Higa, Takashi, Shiono, Saori, Teramoto, Akira
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
Materias:
Surgical Neurology International: Unique Case Observations
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4496829/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26167374
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.159375

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4496829/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26167374
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2152-7806.159375

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