title: [A case of cerebral infarction caused by disseminated intravascular coagulation during hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy].
abstract: A 73-year-old woman with liver metastasis underwent implantation of an infusion catheter-port system for hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy. She developed multiple infarctions caused by disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) due to liver metastases. The hypercoagulability syndrome associated with cancer (known as Trousseau's syndrome) is considered a cause of cerebral infarction. Among the complications of the implantation of an infusion catheter-port system, Trousseau's syndrome may be one of the causes.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Radiology, Iwate Medical University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Katoh
authors.forename: Miyuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sone
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuroda
authors.forename: Tatsuhiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakasato
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ehara
authors.forename: Chikumi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: Kohki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohtsuka
authors.forename: Taroh
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Higuchi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006499:Hepatic Artery; D006801:Humans; D015918:Infusion Pumps, Implantable / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial; D002955:Leucovorin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000556:secondary
chemical_list: D002955:Leucovorin; D005472:Fluorouracil