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A rare case of operatively verified intracranial adenoid cystic carcinoma is reported. In this case, haematogeneous metastasis to the brain parenchyma was suspected. The computer tomography showed a large hypodense mass in the left frontal lobe. The lateral wall of the tumour was irregularly enhanced with contrast media.
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Hara, H., Tanaka, Y., Tsuji, T. et al. Intracranial adenoid cystic carcinoma a case report. Acta neurochir 69, 291–295 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01401816
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