Fibrosarcomatous metastasis the central nervous system with overt hemorrhage: case report and review of the literature.
Sarcomatous metastasis to the central nervous is generally considered uncommon and rarely shows evidence of hemorrhage. Consequently, patients with fibrosarcoma are rarely screened for metastatic disease in the central nervous system. We present a case of fibrosarcoma with metastasis to brain accompanied by overt hemorrhage into the tumor. It is suggested that patients with fibrosarcoma be routinely screened for metastasis to the central nervous system and that sarcomatous metastasis be considered in the differential diagnosis of hemorrhagic CNS tumors.
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Department of Neurology, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
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D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging