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Sarcomatous mesothelioma of the pleura with cerebral metastases
Author(s) -
Nielsen Carl,
Hansen Inge M
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1990.tb126277.x
Subject(s) - medicine , mesothelioma , asbestos , radiology , computed tomography , weakness , pathology , surgery , materials science , metallurgy
A case of sarcomatous pleural mesothelioma in a 22‐year‐old woman is presented. There was no history of occupational exposure to asbestos. Twenty months after the first symptoms occurred the patient noticed weakness in the right arm. A computed tomography scan of the brain showed multiple metastases. The patient died 10 days later.