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| A 74 year-old man with known lung cancer presented with gait ataxia and progressive headaches over two weeks. | 

 
         
 
          

| Metastatic Brain Tumor (Lung Cancer):
			(Left) T1-weighted 
			axial MRI; (Right) T1-weighted with gadolinium axial MRI. Note the large 
enhancing tumors located in the left cerebellum and left temporal lobe. 
Both were metastatic lung tumors. Metastatic disease from primary 
			tumors elsewhere in the body account for approximately 50% of all 
			brain tumors. Metastases to the brain are nearly always via the 
			blood stream. They are typically found at the junctions between the 
			gray and white matter, which are highly vascular. Metastatic lesions 
			commonly present with focal or focal to generalized seizures or 
			slowly progressive neurological deficits. When the lesions become 
			very large, signs and symptoms of increased intracranial pressure 
			develop (i.e., headache, lethargy, nausea and vomiting). The most 
			common primary tumors that metastasize to the brain are lung and 
			breast. Other tumors may also spread to the brain, including 
			melanoma, lymphoma, GI, and GU cancers. In some cases, it is the 
			metastatic lesion in the brain, and not the primary tumor, that 
			brings the patient to medical attention. | 
Revised
11/29/06.
Copyrighted 2006. David C Preston