An unusual presentation of metastatic adenocarcinoma in the cerebellum associated with intratumoral hemorrhage mimicking a stroke. A case report

Spontaneous bleeding from a metastatic tumor in the brain is usually associated with melanoma, choriocarcinoma, or hypernephroma. We report a patient with rectum adenocarcinoma which metastasized into the cerebellum and mimicked a stroke, and discuss the clinical features and diagnostic problems of...

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Published in:Neurosurgical review 1998-01, Vol.21 (1), p.69-71
Main Authors: SERHAT FUAT ERTEN, ERTAS, E, DUYGULU, C, ENGIN NASHUBI AYDIN, COLAK, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adenocarcinoma - diagnostic imaging
Adenocarcinoma - pathology
Adenocarcinoma - secondary
Biological and medical sciences
Cerebellar Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Cerebellar Neoplasms - secondary
Cerebral Hemorrhage - etiology
Cerebral Hemorrhage - pathology
Cerebrovascular Disorders - pathology
Fatal Outcome
Female
Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen
Humans
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Rectal Neoplasms - pathology
Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tumors
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Summary:Spontaneous bleeding from a metastatic tumor in the brain is usually associated with melanoma, choriocarcinoma, or hypernephroma. We report a patient with rectum adenocarcinoma which metastasized into the cerebellum and mimicked a stroke, and discuss the clinical features and diagnostic problems of this uncommon condition.
ISSN:0344-5607
1437-2320
DOI:10.1007/BF01111490