Syndrome of inappropriate ADH secretion and diplopia: oat cell (small cell) rectal carcinoma metastatic to the central nervous system.
Extrapulmonary small cell carcinoma is being increasingly recognized as a distinct clinical entity. We report a patient with small cell carcinoma of the rectum metastatic to the brain, presenting with diplopia and inappropriate antidiuretic hormone syndrome.
Khansur
T K
TK
Division of Gastroenterology, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, Jackson, USA.
Routh
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Mihas
T A
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Underwood
J A
JA
Smith
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Mihas
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D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000556:secondary*; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D004172:Diplopia / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007177:Inappropriate ADH Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*