The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 9 , Pages e3-e4 , September 2009

Multiple Cystic Metastases in the Brain from Adenocarcinoma of the Lung

  • Alexey Surov, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationRequests for reprints should be addressed to Alexey Surov, MD, Department of Radiology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Ernst-Grube-Str. 40, Halle 06120, Germany
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  • Michael Hainz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany
    • ,
  • Malte Kornhuber, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle, Germany

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 Funding: None.

 Conflict of Interest: None.

 Authorship: All authors had access to the data.

PII: S0002-9343(09)00498-7

doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2009.02.030

The American Journal of Medicine
Volume 122, Issue 9 , Pages e3-e4 , September 2009

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