Brain metastasis of a malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the lung.
Sarcomas metastatic to the brain as well as primary malignant fibrous histiocytomas of the lung are very unusual tumors. The authors report a case of a 52-year-old man who presented with neurological symptoms due to cerebral metastasis of a malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the lung and provide a review of the literature on the subject.
Department of Pathology, São Paulo University School of Medicine, Brazil.
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Rosemberg
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Delmonte
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Nitrini
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Caramelli
D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000473:pathology; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged