An unusual presentation of metastatic adenocarcinoma in the cerebellum associated with intratumoral hemorrhage mimicking a stroke. A case report.
Spontaneous bleeding from a metastatic tumor in the brain is usually associated with melanoma, choriocarcinoma, or hypernephroma. We report a patient with rectum adenocarcinoma which metastasized into the cerebellum and mimicked a stroke, and discuss the clinical features and diagnostic problems of this uncommon condition.
Erten
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SF
Department of Neurosurgery, Inönü University School of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey.
Ertaş
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Duygulu
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Aydin
E N
EN
Colak
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed