[A case of thymic carcinoma with brain metastasis]

Kyobu Geka. 1997 Nov;50(12):1059-63.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 43-year-old female with a thymic carcinoma spreading to the extrathorac region is reported. She had received radiation and chemotherapy, after that thymic carcinoma was extirpated. Five months later, the patient was noticed to have a right side hemiparesis, following consciousness disturbance. CT and MRI revealed a left thalamic mass with a heterogenous enhancement effect. The tumor was diminished dramatically due to radiation. Metastasis of thymic carcinoma to the central nervous system is discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Cerebral Ventricle Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Thymoma / pathology*
  • Thymoma / secondary*
  • Thymus Neoplasms / pathology*