Carcinomatous encephalitis as clinical presentation of occult lung adenocarcinoma: case report

Carcinomatous encephalitis is a rare entity, originally described by Madow and Alpers in 1951, which is characterized by tumoral spreading perivascular, without mass effect. Clinical manifestations such as hemiparesis, seizures, ataxia, speech difficulties, cerebrospinal fluid findings as well as co...

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Main Author: Ribeiro,Henrique Barbosa (author)
Other Authors: Paiva Jr,Tadeu Ferreira de (author), Mamprin,Gustavo Pignatari Rosas (author), Gorzoni,Milton Luiz (author), Rocha,Antônio José da (author), Lancellotti,Carmen Lucia Penteado (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2007
Subjects:
brain metastases
carcinomatous encephalitis
lung adenocarcinoma
miliary brain metastases
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2007000500022
Country:Brazil
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