title: Recurrence of a metastatic tumour in association with a cranial fixation device.
abstract: We present a case of recurrent metastatic brain tumour spread across a cranial fixation device.
authors.affiliation: Victor Horsely Department of Neurosurgery, National Hospital Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK. babakarvin@aol.com
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Arvin
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Panchmatia
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ashkan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016025:Bone Transplantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D003399:Craniotomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016267:External Fixators; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D009366:Neoplasm Seeding; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012086:Reoperation; D014025:Titanium; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D014025:Titanium