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SAITO Taiichi
Department Research Institutes and Facilities, Research Institutes and Facilities Position |
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| Article types | Case report |
| Language | English |
| Peer review | Peer reviewed |
| Title | Brain metastasis from a lung mucoepidermoid carcinoma mimicking a brain abscess. |
| Journal | Formal name：Surgical neurology international Abbreviation：Surg Neurol Int ISSN code：2229-5097(Print)2152-7806(Linking) |
| Domestic / Foregin | Foregin |
| Volume, Issue, Page | 6(Suppl 9),pp.S300-3 |
| Author and coauthor | Saito Taiichi, Ujiie Hiroshi, Kadoyama Shigeru, Higa Takashi, Shiono Saori, Teramoto Akira |
| Publication date | 2015/01 |
| Summary | BACKGROUND:Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is a rare tumor of the lung that accounts for 0.1-0.2% of all pulmonary tumors. To the best of our knowledge, brain metastasis from lung MEC is rare and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of this lesion have not been documented.CASE DESCRIPTION:We herein report the case of a 72-year-old male. MRI revealed a left parietal tumor showing ring enhancement with medium gadolinium contrast and an evident high intensity area in the nonenhanced central portion on diffusion-weighted images (DWI) mimicking a brain abscess. Histologically, MEC is composed of a mixture of different cell types including mucin-secreting glandular cells and squamous cells. AccordinCASE DESCRIPTION:gly, we suggest that the high DWI signal can be explained by the development of intracellular and intraluminal mucin, which have a high viscosity.CONCLUSION:Further accumulation of cases with brain metastasis from MEC is needed to establish the characteristic image findings, which would lead to prompt and adequate treatment. |
| DOI | 10.4103/2152-7806.159375 |
| Document No. | 26167374 |