Metastatic Mucinous Adenocarcinoma Mimicking Cerebral Hemorrhage.
- Author:
Won Il JOO
1
;
Hyung Kyun RHA
;
Moon Chan KIM
;
Chang Rak CHOI
Author Information
1. Catholic Neuroscience Center, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. jwi@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Metastatic tumor;
Mucin;
Hemorrhage
- MeSH:
Adenocarcinoma;
Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous*;
Brain;
Cerebral Hemorrhage*;
Hemorrhage;
Mucins*;
Rectum
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
2003;34(3):252-253
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Metastatic adenocarcinoma to the brain usually appears low-to-moderate attenuation on non-enhanced computed tomography. However, metastatic mucinous adenocarcinoma shows strikingly high attenuation, even simulating hemorrhage in some cases. We present a rare case of a mucin-containing metastatic adenocarcinoma of the rectum mimicking cerebral hemorrhage.
