Metastatic carcinoma to glioma: a report of three cases with a critical review of the literature.
Three cases are reported of primary bronchial carcinoma with metastatic deposits in an intracranial glioma (two cerebral astrocytomas and one fourth ventricle ependymoma). The rarity of this phenomenon is emphasised and the literature critically reviewed.
Mörk
S J
SJ
Department of Pathology, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville 22908.
Rubinstein
L J
LJ
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D000328:Adult; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000473:pathology*; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D002551:Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D004806:Ependymoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged