Alveolar soft-part sarcoma presenting with multiple intracranial metastases.
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چکیده
A 28-year-old man presented with history of raised intracranial pressure and one episode of generalized tonic clonic seizures. Computed Tomogram revealed multiple contrast enhancing intracranial lesions. Biopsy of one of the lesions was reported as metastatic alveolar soft part sarcoma. He was advised whole brain radiotherapy.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Neurology India
دوره 52 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004