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Cerebral metastases from colorectal cancer occur in 8% of cases. Diagnosis is usually made when primary disease and widespread metastases are already known. However, the detection of brain metastases as the first sign of colorectal carcinoma without any liver and/or lung involvement is extremely rare. Central nervous system metastases are more commonly seen in rectal cancer and often occur concurrently with lung metastasis. We report a case of a patient with brain metastases as the first clinical manifestation of an adenocarcinoma of caecum without any other organ involvement.
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Gómez Raposo, C., Mora Rillo, M., Gómez Senent, S. et al. Brain metastases as the first sign of colon cancer. Clin Transl Oncol 9, 742–743 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12094-007-0132-2
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12094-007-0132-2