Abstract
Sarcomas metastatic to the brain as well as primary malignant fibrous histiocytomas of the lung are very unusual tumors. The authors report a case of a 52-year-old man who presented with neurological symptoms due to cerebral metastasis of a malignant fibrous histiocytoma of the lung and provide a review of the literature on the subject.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Brain / pathology
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Brain Neoplasms / pathology
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Brain Neoplasms / secondary*
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Cell Nucleus / ultrastructure
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Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / pathology
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Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / pathology
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Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / secondary*
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Humans
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Lung / pathology
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Lung Neoplasms / pathology*
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Male
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Middle Aged