A Case of Brain Metastasis from Pulmonary Giant Cell Carcinoma

NAOSHI HAGIHARA; TOSHI ABE; TOMIHIRO WAKAMIYA; YASUO SUGITA; MITSUO WATANABE; KAZUO TABUCHI

doi:10.2739/kurumemedj.57.39

Case Report

A Case of Brain Metastasis from Pulmonary Giant Cell Carcinoma

NAOSHI HAGIHARA, TOSHI ABE, TOMIHIRO WAKAMIYA, YASUO SUGITA, MITSUO WATANABE, KAZUO TABUCHI

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Keywords: brain metastasis, pulmonary giant cell carcinoma, multiple hemorrhage

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2010 Volume 57 Issue 1+2 Pages 39-41

DOI https://doi.org/10.2739/kurumemedj.57.39

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Abstract

A 74-year old female was admitted to our hospital due to sudden right hemiparesis. Precontrast brain computed tomography (CT) revealed multiple high-density masses consistent with multiple hemorrhage, and chest CT scan demonstrated a mass in the left lung field without hemorrhage. Follow-up CT showed enlargement of the multiple intracerebral hemorrhages. A diagnosis was made of brain metastasis from a rare pure giant cell carcinoma (GCC) of the lung.

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