Multiple calcified brain metastases revealing a lung carcinoma.
The case of a 50-year-old man with multiple calcified brain metastases revealing an undifferentiated lung carcinoma after a delay of two months, is reported. A slow and progressive clinical evolution was noted. Eight months after the brain lesion had been discovered, intramedullary and epidural spinal metastases appeared. However, the calcified brain metastases remained stable 11 months after the diagnosis. One month later the patient died after several episodes of generalized seizures.
Duval
L
L
Department of Neurology A, CHRU, Lille, France.
Defebvre
L
L
Durieu
J
J
Destee
A
A
D001706:Biopsy; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D002114:Calcinosis; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed