A Case of Leptomeningeal Metastasis Associated with Cerebral Venous Thrombosis

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 24(5); 2006 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2006;24(5): 483-485.

대뇌정맥혈전증을 동반한 수막암종증 1예

김정현, 윤준필 이 준 이세진 박미영 하정상

영남대학교 의과대학 신경과학교실

A Case of Leptomeningeal Metastasis Associated with Cerebral Venous Thrombosis

Jung-Hyun Kim

Department of Neurology, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea

Abstract

A 59 year-old woman who had suffered daily headaches was diagnosed with leptomeningeal metastasis. Leptomeningeal metastasis is uncommon but devastating form of metastatic spread. Cerebral venous thrombosis is a disease sometimes associated with systemic cancer. Rarely, cerebral sinus occlusion accompanies leptomeningeal cancer. We report a patient who had cerebral sinus thrombosis and leptomeningeal metastasis.KeyWords:Leptomeningeal metastasis, Cerebral venous thrombosis

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