An autopsy case of metastatic pulmonary carcinoma to the brain and the tongue.

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A rare case of metastasis to the brain and the tongue from carcinoma of the lung is presented.<BR>Case report: A 72-year-old Japanese male was admitted with complaints of the hemiplegia and the impediment in speech. Radiologic examinations revealed the multiple low density areas of the brain and the shadow of the lower lobe of right lung. Metastatic pulmonary carcinoma to the brain was supported. Chemotherapy was treated but the tumorous lesion appeared in lateral and basal regions of the tongue. A biopsy specimen showed adenocarcinoma. He died for cardiac insufficiency 1 month after the discovery of the tongue metastasis. Postmortem examination showed primary adenocarcinoma in the lower lobe of right lung invading into the pleura, and metastatic adenocarcinomas in the brain, the tongue, the kidney and the adrenal glands.
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