Leptomeningeal Metastasis from Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Leptomeningeal metastasis from malignant mesothelioma is very rare; to our knowledge, only one imaging report exists in the literature. We present the case of widespread leptomeningeal lesions secondary to a malignant mesothelioma in a 61-year-old woman.

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Veröffentlicht in:	American Journal of Neuroradiology 2004-08, Vol.25 (7), p.1223-1224
Hauptverfasser:	Petrovic, Boris D, Kozic, Dusko B, Semnic, Robert R, Prvulovic, Mladen, Djilas-Ivanovic, Dragana, Sener, R. Nuri, Klem, Istvan
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Brain Cerebellum - pathology Cerebral Cortex - pathology Female Humans Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects) Liver - pathology Lung - pathology Lymphatic Metastasis - pathology Magnetic Resonance Imaging Medical sciences Meningeal Neoplasms - diagnosis Meningeal Neoplasms - pathology Meningeal Neoplasms - secondary Meninges - pathology Mesothelioma - diagnosis Mesothelioma - pathology Mesothelioma - secondary Middle Aged Neoplasm Invasiveness - pathology Nervous system Pleura - pathology Pleural Neoplasms - diagnosis Pleural Neoplasms - pathology Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry
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Zusammenfassung:	Leptomeningeal metastasis from malignant mesothelioma is very rare; to our knowledge, only one imaging report exists in the literature. We present the case of widespread leptomeningeal lesions secondary to a malignant mesothelioma in a 61-year-old woman.
ISSN:	0195-6108 1936-959X 1432-1920