title: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma with brain metastasis: a case report.
abstract: We report a case of nasopharyngeal carcinoma with brain metastasis of a 69-year-old man. The patient presented with blindness and a huge mass over right upper neck. The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed right nasopharyngeal tumor and metastatic lesion in bilateral occipital regions. The bony x-ray showed diffuse osteoblastic metastases. The brain lesion was pathology-proven through the computed-tomographic guidance stereotactic biopsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Liaw
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Koon-Kwan
authors.forename: T L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Tzann
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D011859:Radiography; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques