[Carcinomatous encephalitis].
We report a case of carcinomatous encephalitis in a patient with lung adenocarcinoma and confusional syndrome. This is a rare form of brain metastases. We discuss its clinical picture, the importance of suspecting it after a normal computed tomography scan and the miliary typical images at magnetic resonance.
Sánchez
Flavio
F
Servicio de Diagnóstico por Imágenes, Instituto Alexander Fleming, Buenos Aires, Argentina. sanchezflavio@fibertel.com
Zylberman
Marcelo
M
Kozima
Shigeru
S
Tossen
Gabriela
G
Larrañaga
Nebil
N
Chacón
Reinaldo
R
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged