Solitary metastasis to the medulla oblongata.
Of 40 reported cases of solitary brain stem metastasis, only two patients had medullary lesions. We have presented a third case, suggesting that this infrequent occurrence may be due to the mid-brain and pons having a more abundant blood supply, with increased potential for metastatic deposits, and being larger targets for metastases than the medulla.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008526:Medulla Oblongata; D008875:Middle Aged