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Gliomatosis cerebri x ray

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sujit Routray, M.D. [2]

Overview

Chest x-ray may be performed to detect metastases of gliomatosis cerebri to the lungs.

Chest X-Ray

  • Most malignant gliomas get metastasized to the lungs via the hematogenous spread.[1]
  • Chest x-ray may be performed to detect metastases of gliomatosis cerebri to the lungs.

References

  1. Beauchesne P (2011). “Extra-neural metastases of malignant gliomas: myth or reality?”. Cancers (Basel). 3 (1): 461–77. doi:10.3390/cancers3010461. PMC 3756372. PMID 24212625.


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