title: [Cerebrovascular accident as the form of presentation of a pancreatic cystadenocarcinoma: an unusual form of presentation in a rare tumor].
abstract: Pancreatic cystadenocarcinoma is an uncommon neoplasm of the pancreas. Mucinous cystadenocarcinoma is the most frequent pancreatic cystadenocarcinoma. Symptoms are often non-specific but abdominal pain and jaundice are common in tumors localized in the head of the pancreas. Thromboembolic manifestations of pancreatic neoplasm have been described but are infrequent. The commonest manifestations are migratory thrombophlebitis, mesenteric venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. Cerebral stroke as the first manifestation of pancreatic carcinoma is exceptional. The mechanism by which pancreatic carcinoma induces stroke is unclear, although Trousseau's syndrome, complications of mucinous cancer or blood disorders could play a role. We report the case of a young woman with transient stroke and paraneoplastic thrombocytosis in whom pancreatic cystadenocarcinoma was diagnosed.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Aparato Digestivo, Hospital General Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Medina
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Molins
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Guarner
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Balsells
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Olsina
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Malagelada
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D003536:Cystadenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D010179:Pancreas / Q000473:pathology; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D016577:Pancreaticoduodenectomy; D020521:Stroke / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology