''Miliary'' metastatic tumors in the brain - Case report

被引:15
作者
Bhushan, C [1 ]
机构
[1] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV,DEPT NEUROSURG,BALTIMORE,MD
关键词
brain neoplasm; miliary; metastasis;
D O I
10.3171/jns.1997.86.3.0564
中图分类号
R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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摘要
An extremely unusual ''miliary'' metastatic tumor of the brain in a 69-year-ord man is reported. Although there was no known primary tumor, the patient had innumerable brain lesions involving both cerebral and both cerebellar hemispheres, the basal ganglia, and the brainstem. There was no associated edema, mass effect, or brain parenchymal reaction. None of the lesions showed any calcification.
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