A case report on paraneoplastic encephalitis associated with astrocytoma – An unknown entity

Paraneoplastic encephalitis is a multifocal inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system (CNS) that is associated with remote neoplasias. The most common malignancy associated with it is bronchial carcinoma, typically small cell carcinoma of lung. It has never been described in association wi...

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Autores principales: Deshmukh, Yogeshwari S, Atre, Ashish L, Vhora, Sanjay S, Karnik, Swapnil V
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
Materias:
Neuro
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4813065/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27081239
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0971-3026.178365
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Sumario:Paraneoplastic encephalitis is a multifocal inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system (CNS) that is associated with remote neoplasias. The most common malignancy associated with it is bronchial carcinoma, typically small cell carcinoma of lung. It has never been described in association with intracranial neoplasm. We present and discuss the clinical, radiological, and histopathological findings of paraneoplastic encephalitis with intracranial space-occupying lesions (SOLs) in a 55-year-old man. He was thoroughly investigated and biopsy revealed presence of astrocytoma with changes of paraneoplastic encephalitis.

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