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Extrathoracic metastases of malignant thymomas are very uncommon. Metastasis to the central nervous system has been documented in only sixteen patients. This paper reports the case of a 61year-old male, having malignant thymoma with multiple intracranial metastatic lesions. Partial removal of the metastatic lesions was followed by radiation therapy and chemotherapy. However, the patient expired 7 weeks later or one year after the onset of the symptoms. The nature, incidence, diagnosis, and treatment of metastatic malignant thymoma are discussed with review of the literature.
