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A rare case of multiple hematogenous brain metastases from adenoid cystic carcinoma of the parotid gland is reported. The patient had a parotid tumor that was treated ten years prior to the appearance of the brain metastases. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and histological findings, as well as the radiation therapy response, of this tumor are presented.
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Hammoud, M.A., Hassenbusch, S.J., Fuller, G.N. et al. Multiple brain metastases: a rare manifestation of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the parotid gland. J Neuro-Oncol 27, 61–64 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00146085
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