Duodenal Metastasis of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
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Leptomeningeal metastasis from malignant pleural mesothelioma.
Leptomeningeal metastasis from malignant mesothelioma is very rare; to our knowledge, only one imaging report exists in the literature. We present the case of widespread leptomeningeal lesions secondary to a malignant mesothelioma in a 61-year-old woman.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0929-6646
DOI: 10.1016/s0929-6646(09)60021-8