title: Brain nodules with lung mass: are they always metastases?
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Hospital Clínic Universitari, IDIBAPS (Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi I Sunyer), Barcelona, Spain. sjorcano@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jorcano
authors.forename: Blanca
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Farrús
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pujol
authors.forename: Eugenia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Verger
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marruecos
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Conill
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents