TITLE:
Arterial Ischemic Stroke as a First Manifestation of Trousseau’s Syndrome
AUTHORS:
Mustafa Gokce, Elif Murruvet Benli, Aytac Dinc
KEYWORDS:
Malignancy; Paraneoplestic Stroke; Occult Cancer; Hiperkoagulobility; Ischemic Stroke
JOURNAL NAME:
International Journal of Clinical Medicine,
Vol.3 No.1,
January
5,
2012
ABSTRACT: Malignancy related hypercoagulobility can manifest as acute arterial infarction, non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis and thrombophlebitis. Rarely, ischemic stroke may be first symptom for a systemic occult cancer. We presented 62-year-old man who had recurrent stroke as the initial manifestation of an occult neoplastic process. Subsequently, the patient had venous thrombotic disease that led to the diagnosis of the malignancy. Conclusions: Acute or sub-acute multiple ischemic stroke may be the first manifestation of in an occult cancer.