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. 1988 Feb;51(2):256–259. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.51.2.256

Metastatic carcinoma to glioma: a report of three cases with a critical review of the literature.

S J Mörk 1, L J Rubinstein 1
PMCID: PMC1031539  PMID: 2831305

Abstract

Three cases are reported of primary bronchial carcinoma with metastatic deposits in an intracranial glioma (two cerebral astrocytomas and one fourth ventricle ependymoma). The rarity of this phenomenon is emphasised and the literature critically reviewed.

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