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Leukemic intracranial space occupying lesions are rare. A 69 year old man with acute myelogenous leukemia was found to have an intracranial leukemic mass at the time of his remission period. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging study demonstrated a large irregular mass in the right temporal lobe. After total removal of the tumor, the patient was treated with whole brain irradiation and intrathecal chemotherapy. After surviving for 7 months, the patient expired of hematologic relapse.
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Fukui, K., Iguchi, I., Kito, A. et al. Intracerebral leukemic mass in acute myelogenous leukemia. J Neuro-Oncol 12, 121–124 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00172660
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