PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Tayo, Joel R. AU - Al-Abdulkarim, Huda AU - Al-Rayess, Molham TI - Brain metastasis as an initial manifestation of a gallbladder carcinoma DP - 2005 Jul 01 TA - Neurosciences Journal PG - 235--237 VI - 10 IP - 3 4099 - http://nsj.org.sa/content/10/3/235.short 4100 - http://nsj.org.sa/content/10/3/235.full SO - Neurosciences (Riyadh)2005 Jul 01; 10 AB - Though autopsy studies demonstrated 5% metastasis to the brain, clinical presentation of a central nervous system metastasis from gallbladder cancer is rare. We report a case of a 72-year-old woman who initially presented with a solitary brain metastasis from an adenocarcinoma of the gallbladder, which was diagnosed pre-operatively as glioblastoma multiforme. This is the second of such a case in the English literature. We emphasize the importance of including metastasis in the differential diagnosis of single intracranial tumor for proper planning of patient management.