Brain metastasis from urachal carcinoma: case report.
A rare case of metastasis to the brain from an urachal carcinoma is reported. Metastasis in the brain developed 7 months after partial cystectomy and radiation therapy. Cranial computed tomography showed a ring-enhancing mass lesion that was excised. A month later, the patient died of distant metastasis.
Tewari
M K
MK
Department of Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Khosla
V K
VK
Sharma
B S
BS
Vashistha
R K
RK
Khandelwal
N K
NK
Kak
V K
VK
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*