Brain nodules with lung mass: are they always metastases?
In a smoking adult with a lung mass, brain masses are usually diagnosed as brain metastases of lung origin. Nevertheless, differential diagnosis between cerebral abscesses cannot be performed based on clinical symptoms or imaging technologies, and histological diagnosis is essential. This case illustrates the advisability of always obtaining histological diagnosis of the primary tumor and/or cerebral lesion before introducing any oncological treatment.
Jorcano
Sandra
S
Department of Radiation Oncology, Hospital Clínic Universitari, IDIBAPS (Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer), Barcelona, Spain. sjorcano@hotmail.com
Farrús
Blanca
B
Pujol
Teresa
T
Verger
Eugenia
E
Marruecos
Jordi
J
Conill
Carlos
C
D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006190:Haemophilus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006192:Haemophilus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents