Recurrent Syncope in a Cancer Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

A 59-year-old male with invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the left preauricular region, treated with several chemotherapy regimens and radiation therapy, was admitted for recurrent syncopal episodes. He was found to be suffering from neurocardiogenic reflex-mediated syncope secondary to mechanical...

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Autores principales: Sharma, Jyoti, Dougherty, Anne H.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE-Hindawi Access to Research 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3088008/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21559220
http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/678237
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description A 59-year-old male with invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the left preauricular region, treated with several chemotherapy regimens and radiation therapy, was admitted for recurrent syncopal episodes. He was found to be suffering from neurocardiogenic reflex-mediated syncope secondary to mechanical compression of the carotid baroreceptors and glossopharyngeal nerve by the tumor. We discuss the pathophysiology of this case and the available treatment options.
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spelling pubmed-30880082011-05-10 Recurrent Syncope in a Cancer Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature Sharma, Jyoti Dougherty, Anne H. Cardiol Res Pract Case Report A 59-year-old male with invasive squamous cell carcinoma of the left preauricular region, treated with several chemotherapy regimens and radiation therapy, was admitted for recurrent syncopal episodes. He was found to be suffering from neurocardiogenic reflex-mediated syncope secondary to mechanical compression of the carotid baroreceptors and glossopharyngeal nerve by the tumor. We discuss the pathophysiology of this case and the available treatment options. SAGE-Hindawi Access to Research 2011-04-04 /pmc/articles/PMC3088008/ /pubmed/21559220 http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/678237 Text en Copyright © 2011 J. Sharma and A. H. Dougherty. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Recurrent Syncope in a Cancer Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
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title_full Recurrent Syncope in a Cancer Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_fullStr Recurrent Syncope in a Cancer Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_full_unstemmed Recurrent Syncope in a Cancer Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_short Recurrent Syncope in a Cancer Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
title_sort recurrent syncope in a cancer patient: a case report and review of the literature
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3088008/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21559220
http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/678237
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