Calcified metastases to the brain in a child: case report.
A child with calcified intracranial metastases of undifferentiated sarcoma of the mediastinum is described. Calcifications in metastatic neoplasms to the brain are rare, but must be considered in the differential diagnosis of intracranial calcified lesions.
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery