title: Solitary meningocerebral metastasis from squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus: a case report.
abstract: A case of a solitary meningocerebral metastasis from an esophageal carcinoma is described and the rarity of such an occurrence, as compared with cerebral metastases from other organs, is stressed. A possible metastatic pathway from the esophagus to the brain through the vertebral veins is postulated.
mesh_terms: D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000473:pathology