Metastasis of lung carcinoma to intracranial meningioma. Case report and review of literature.
A metastasis from an adenocarcinoma of the lung into a meningotheliomatous and angiomatous meningioma of the falx is described. The meningioma was extirpated six months after pneumonectomy. Literature review of all such rare occurrences is presented in the discussion.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000473:pathology*; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed