title: Sarcomatous mesothelioma of the pleura with cerebral metastases.
abstract: A case of sarcomatous pleural mesothelioma in a 22-year-old woman is presented. There was no history of occupational exposure to asbestos. Twenty months after the first symptoms occurred the patient noticed weakness in the right arm. A computed tomography scan of the brain showed multiple metastases. The patient died 10 days later.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Aalborg Hospital, Denmark.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Hansen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed