Spreading of metastases into cranial tumors: metastasis of a breast carcinoma to a pilocytic astrocytoma
Müller, W.; Schröder, R.
Clinical Neuropathology 18(3): 109-112
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0722-5091 PMID: 10361994 Document Number: 502963
The case of a 29-year-old patient with metastasis of a breast carcinoma to a pilocytic astrocytoma is presented. Review of this exceptional occurrence is given. Discussing the possible causes of this coincidence we suggest that the phenomenon is probably an accidental event.
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