Brain infarction as the initial presentation of primary posterior mediastinal seminoma

C. Y. Chen; H. S. Tseng; W. Y. Chen; W. P. Chan

doi:10.2143/ACB.66.5.2062592

Brain infarction as the initial presentation of primary posterior mediastinal seminoma

C. Y. Chen, H. S. Tseng, W. Y. Chen, W. P. Chan

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Abstract

A 40-year-old man was admitted with acute onset of slurred speech and right hemiparesis. Cerebral infarction was diagnosed from magnetic resonance (MR) images. Chest X-ray incidentally revealed a posterior mediastinal tumour, which proved to be seminoma on CT-guided biopsy. The patient then received chemotherapy. Five months later, right upper limb weakness and slurred speech occurred again. Brain MR images revealed two metastatic lesions in the prior infarct areas, which on histology proved to be metastatic seminoma.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	381-383
Number of pages	3
Journal	Acta Clinica Belgica
Volume	66
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2143/ACB.66.5.2062592
Publication status	Published - 2011

Keywords

Brain
Infarct
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Mediastinum
Seminoma

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Medicine(all)

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