Sarcomatous mesothelioma of the pleura with cerebral metastases

Med J Aust. 1990 Nov 19;153(10):625-6. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1990.tb126277.x.

Abstract

A case of sarcomatous pleural mesothelioma in a 22-year-old woman is presented. There was no history of occupational exposure to asbestos. Twenty months after the first symptoms occurred the patient noticed weakness in the right arm. A computed tomography scan of the brain showed multiple metastases. The patient died 10 days later.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biopsy
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Brain Neoplasms / epidemiology
  • Brain Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Mesothelioma / complications*
  • Mesothelioma / diagnostic imaging
  • Mesothelioma / pathology
  • Pleural Neoplasms / complications*
  • Pleural Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Pleural Neoplasms / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed