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Gliomatosis cerebri chest x ray
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Chest x-ray may be performed to detect metastases of gliomatosis cerebri to the lungs.
Chest X-Ray
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
References
- ↑ 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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