Calcified miliary brain metastases with mitochondrial inclusion bodies.
A patient with calcified miliary brain metastases from lung adenocarcinoma is reported. Electron microscopic study of the metastatic tumour cells showed membranous inclusion bodies in mitochondria.
Yamazaki
T
T
Gunma University School of Medicine, Japan.
Harigaya
Y
Y
Noguchi
O
O
Okamoto
K
K
Hirai
S
S
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003594:Cytoplasmic Granules / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000378:metabolism*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed