Australia
A 33-year-old female asked about a 66-year-old member:
Erosion of the floor of the anterior cranial fossa and crista galli. what does that mean? have metastasis to brain and lungs from renal cancer
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Dr. Bennett Machanicanswered
Neurology 54 years experience
Sorry to hear this: Suspect there is involvement of skull and brain, and indeed may be presence of carcinomatous meningitis. This is a difficult development and hopefully an oncologist can assist the current difficult issues.
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