A case of a solitary meningocerebral metastasis from an esophageal carcinoma is described and the rarity of such an occurrence, as compared with cerebral metastases from other organs, is stressed. A possible metastatic pathway from the esophagus to the brain through the vertebral veins is postulated.
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