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1 Cryptic Nocardia nova brain abscess postradiation treatment and neurosurgery in a patient with small cell lung cancer: A case report and review of the literature  Stephen Abel, BS, Shaakir Hasan, DO, Brandon Kujawski, MD, Aditya Talwar, MD, James Betler, DO, Rodney Wegner, MD, Athanasios Colonias, MD, Khaled Aziz, MD PhD  Advances in Radiation Oncology  Volume 1, Issue 4, Pages (October 2016) DOI: /j.adro Copyright © 2016 The Authors on behalf of the American Society for Radiation Oncology Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 T2-weighted axial brain magnetic resonance imaging scan showing a hypointense lesion with surrounding edema in right temporal lobe. Advances in Radiation Oncology 2016 1, DOI: ( /j.adro ) Copyright © 2016 The Authors on behalf of the American Society for Radiation Oncology Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 Dense sheets of malignant cells with scant cytoplasm, prominent nuclei, and absent nucleoli consistent with small cell carcinoma. Advances in Radiation Oncology 2016 1, DOI: ( /j.adro ) Copyright © 2016 The Authors on behalf of the American Society for Radiation Oncology Terms and Conditions

4 Figure 3 Diffusion weighted axial brain magnetic resonance imaging scan showing restricted diffusion in the left frontoparietal region. Advances in Radiation Oncology 2016 1, DOI: ( /j.adro ) Copyright © 2016 The Authors on behalf of the American Society for Radiation Oncology Terms and Conditions

5 Figure 4 T2-weighted axial brain magnetic resonance imaging scan showing hypointense rim with hyperintense heterogenous core in the left frontoparietal region. Advances in Radiation Oncology 2016 1, DOI: ( /j.adro ) Copyright © 2016 The Authors on behalf of the American Society for Radiation Oncology Terms and Conditions

6 Figure 5 Gram-positive rods contained within organized purulent matter consistent with abscess. Advances in Radiation Oncology 2016 1, DOI: ( /j.adro ) Copyright © 2016 The Authors on behalf of the American Society for Radiation Oncology Terms and Conditions

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