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Progressive multiple cranial nerve palsies as the presenting symptom of meningeal carcinomatosis from occult colon adenocarcinoma

Authors :
Tomohisa Dembo
Hidetaka Takeda
Takuya Fukuoka
Yuji Kato
Norio Tanahashi
Source :
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan). 51(7)
Publication Year :
2012

Abstract

We herein describe a rare case of meningeal carcinomatosis in a 77-year-old woman who had bilateral deafness as the initial symptom of a previously undetected colon cancer malignancy. Meningeal carcinomatosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis in cases of abrupt-onset sensorineural deafness. Both MRI scans and cerebrospinal fluid evaluation are necessary diagnostic tools, and should be used in conjunction as each of these procedures could have false-negative results. This should apply even when there is no known primary malignancy.

Details

ISSN :
13497235
Volume :
51
Issue :
7
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....e45540b9518197fd9894b77c5f3e23f9