title: Rare cerebellar metastases from oesophageal carcinoma.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Metastatic oesophageal carcinoma to the brain is an uncommon diagnosis that may cause abnormal neurological findings.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The case of a 56-year-old man who presented with brain secondaries as an initial manifestation of carcinoma of oesophagus is presented and the unique characteristics highlighted.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Patient survival was for 12 months after initial presentation and treatment.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Oesophageal carcinoma is a recognised cause of intracerebral metastatic tumours, though this is an uncommon occurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Midland Regional Hospital at Port Laoise, Co Laois, Ireland. moonamalik71@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Malik
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Connaughton
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary*; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D003399:Craniotomy; D018450:Disease Progression; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged