title: [A case of thymic carcinoma with brain metastasis].
abstract: A 43-year-old female with a thymic carcinoma spreading to the extrathorac region is reported. She had received radiation and chemotherapy, after that thymic carcinoma was extirpated. Five months later, the patient was noticed to have a right side hemiparesis, following consciousness disturbance. CT and MRI revealed a left thalamic mass with a heterogenous enhancement effect. The tumor was diminished dramatically due to radiation. Metastasis of thymic carcinoma to the central nervous system is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Iwaki Kyoritsu General Hospital, Fukushima, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mashiyama
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Fukawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamane
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Asano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002551:Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013945:Thymoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*