[Metastasis of pleural malignant mesothelioma to the brain and upper maxilla: description of 2 cases].
Two cases of malignant mesothelioma metastatic to the brain and maxillary bone respectively are reported. This latter localization has never been described in literature. The diagnosis resided primarily on immunohistochemistry.
Losi
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Istituto Anatomia, Istologia e Citologia Patologica, Ospedale Bellaria, Bologna.
Cocchi
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Calbucci
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F
Eusebi
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D000368:Aged; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology*
D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D009363:Neoplasm Proteins