Malignant pleural mesothelioma with brain metastasis.
Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a rare neoplasm associated with poor prognosis. Local disease progression is the major cause of death rather than distant metastasis. Intracranial metastases are seen very rarely. Herein, we report a case of MPM with brain metastasis treated with cranial irradiation.
Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Radiation Oncology, Ankara, Turkey. phurmuz@hotmail.com
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D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D016371:Cranial Irradiation; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008654:Mesothelioma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy