CALCIFIED BRAIN METASTASES FROM OVARIAN-CARCINOMA

Authors
RICKE J BAUM K HOSTEN N
Citation
J. Ricke et al., CALCIFIED BRAIN METASTASES FROM OVARIAN-CARCINOMA, Neuroradiology, 38(5), 1996, pp. 460-461
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging","Clinical Neurology
Journal title
Neuroradiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00283940
Volume
38
Issue
5
Year of publication
1996
Pages
460 - 461
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-3940(1996)38:5<460:CBMFO>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
A case of calcified brain metastases from ovarian carcinoma is reporte d. Lesions developing during chemotherapy were thought on Ct to be par asitic and, to avoid dissemination of pathogens, biopsy was postponed. When neurological deficits progressed, MRI showed perifocal oedema an d contrast enhancement. It also showed a new noncalcified focus which was biopsied, proving to be a metastasis.