Bronchogenic adenocarcinoma presenting as a synchronous solitary lytic skull lesion with ischaemic stroke--case report and literature review.
Affiliation
Department of Neurosurgery, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.Issue Date
2011MeSH
AdenocarcinomaBrain Ischemia
Carcinoma, Bronchogenic
Humans
Lung Neoplasms
Male
Middle Aged
Skull Neoplasms
Stroke
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Bronchogenic adenocarcinoma presenting as a synchronous solitary lytic skull lesion with ischaemic stroke--case report and literature review. 2011, 2011: BMJ Case RepJournal
BMJ case reportsDOI
10.1136/bcr.11.2011.5092PubMed ID
22669998Abstract
The authors describe a rare case of metastatic bronchogenic adenocarcinoma in a 55-year-old man presenting with concomittant solitary lytic skull lesion and ischaemic stroke. Metastatic bronchogenic carcinoma is known to present as lytic skull lesions. Primary brain tumours are also known to cause ischaemic brain injury. An underlying stroke risk may be exagerated by cranial tumour surgery. Patients with brain tumours are well known to be predisposed to an increased risk of developing thromboembolic disease. It is unusual to see metastatic bronchogenic adenocarcinoma presenting as ischaemic stroke with a background of concomittant cerebral metastasis. The aetio-pathogenesis of this rare occurrence is discussed with a review of literature.Item Type
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1757-790Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1136/bcr.11.2011.5092