Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis masquerading as tumor bleed in a patient of carcinoma cervix

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Title: Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis masquerading as tumor bleed in a patient of carcinoma cervix
Authors: Vishal Mangal, Rajagopal Srinath, V K Lekshmi, Shweta Pandey
Source: Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol 42, Iss 3, Pp 141-144 (2022)
Publisher Information: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022.
Publication Year: 2022
Collection: LCC:Medicine
LCC:Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid
Subject Terms: cerebral venous sinus, thrombosis, carcinoma cervix, case report, Medicine, Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid, RC86-88.9
More Details: Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVT) is an uncommon subtype of stroke. In general, patients with CVT have one or more risk factors for venous thrombosis. Malignancy is an established risk factor for venous thromboembolism, and is seen in 8.9% of the patients. However, the occurrence of CVT in the case of solid organ malignancy is a rare phenomenon. Cervical cancer is a malignancy that has rarely been associated with CVT, with only one case reported in the literature, and in that also diagnosis of CVT was incidental. We present a case of a young lady with recently diagnosed locally advanced cervical cancer who presented with headache, monoparesis, and focal onset motor seizures with preserved awareness. The initial neuroimaging showed intracerebral hemorrhage. However, subsequently, she was diagnosed with CVT with hemorrhagic infarction, which was initially masqueraded as a tumor bleed.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 1011-4564
Relation: http://www.jmedscindmc.com/article.asp?issn=1011-4564;year=2022;volume=42;issue=3;spage=141;epage=144;aulast=Mangal; https://doaj.org/toc/1011-4564
DOI: 10.4103/jmedsci.jmedsci_13_21
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/7f0d6471f83e4bcaa01d5ae8db9c408c
Accession Number: edsdoj.7f0d6471f83e4bcaa01d5ae8db9c408c
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:10114564
DOI:10.4103/jmedsci.jmedsci_13_21
Published in:Journal of Medical Sciences
Language:English