2017
DOI: 10.7197/223.v39i31705.347463
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A unique case of malignant pleural mesothelioma presenting with highly aggressive multiple brain metastases after a long disease-free period

Abstract: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an uncommon, aggressive malignant neoplasm derived from the mesothelial cells of pleura or peritoneum characterized by poor outcome. Mesothelioma is thought to metastasize locally only via direct invasion and not have distant spread. Distant metastases are discovered mostly on post-mortem examination. However, recent post-mortem studies have identified metastases to the central nervous system (CNS) in about 3% of cases. A 55 year old patient presented with agressive mult… Show more

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