The diagnosis and treatment of stroke in a patient with cancer: nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE): a case report and review.
Stroke in patients with cancer is different in terms of its etiology from stroke in the general population. Clinicians should be altered to the possibility of non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), associated coagulopathy, and viable treatment options. We review the case of a 42-year-old woman with cerivcal carcinoma and no risk factors for stroke who suddenly developed difficulty with speech and right-sided sensory changes. Her complete work-up and course are addressed.
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Department of Neurology, University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville 32209.
D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*