title: Cerebral nocardia masquerading as metastatic CNS disease in an endometrial cancer patient.
abstract: Nocardia is a bacterial infection primarily originating from organic rich soil, endemic to several international geographic locations. We present the case of a 61-year-old woman previously treated for endometrial carcinoma, who three years later developed metastatic pulmonary disease and received systemic chemotherapy. After five months, she developed a large right posterior lobe lesion, suspicious for metastatic CNS disease. However, following neurosurgical resection of the lesion and infectious disease consultation, a diagnosis of nocardia was made.
authors.affiliation: Gynecologic Oncology Associates, Hoag Cancer Center, Newport Beach, CA 92663, USA.
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Rettenmaier
authors.forename: H D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Epstein
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Oi
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Goldstein