title: Total palliative care for a patient with multiple cerebral infarctions that occurred repeatedly in association with gastric cancer (Trousseau's syndrome).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Malignancy-related thromboembolism, also referred to as Trousseau's syndrome, can present as acute cerebral infarction, nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), and migratory thrombophlebitis. Therefore, many physical, neurological, and psychological symptoms associated with Trousseau's syndrome may occur in the clinical course.
  
  
  METHODS
  To illustrate this, we report a case of a male patient in his 50s with carcinomatous peritonitis caused by gastric cancer, with multiple cerebral infractions that developed during disease progression. The patient was admitted to our hospital for the treatment of side effects of chemotherapy, although he strongly hoped to go home as soon as possible. In addition to making social supports plans, we were required to perform intensive total palliative care, because of his physical pain, general fatigue, anorexia, abdominal and neck pain, and psychological issues (insomnia, delirium, depression, suicidal thoughts, self-mutilation, panic attacks, agoraphobia, fear of death, and feelings of hopelessness).
  
  
  RESULTS
  To the best of our knowledge, based on the literature search, this is the first reported case of Trousseau's syndrome described in the context of total palliative care, especially psychological care.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We propose that neurological symptoms of Trousseau's syndrome cause these extensive mental disorders. Furthermore, because of the prognosis of Trousseau's syndrome, we should utilize our expertise fulfill the patient's wishes.
authors: Palliative Care Team, Kamiiida Daiichi General Hospital, Kita-ku, Nagoya, Japan. ukai777@kamiiida-hp.jp
authors: Katsuyuki
authors: K
authors: Ukai
authors: Akiko
authors: A
authors: Okajima
authors: Aya
authors: A
authors: Yamauchi
authors: Eiji
authors: E
authors: Sasaki
authors: Yohsuke
authors: Y
authors: Yamaguchi
authors: Hiroyuki
authors: H
authors: Kimura
authors: Branko
authors: B
authors: Aleksic
authors: Norio
authors: N
authors: Ozaki
mesh_terms: D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D018450:Disease Progression; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed