Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor in a Patient with Neurofibromatosis: Abscess Formation in the Tumor Leading to Bacteremia and Seizure

Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor in a Patient with Neurofibromatosis: Abscess Formation in the Tumor Leading to Bacteremia and Seizure

A 66-year-old woman with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) was brought to the emergency room with seizures and high-grade fever. Seizure in adult NF1 patients raises concern for intracranial lesions. However, neurological examination and central nervous system imaging failed to detect any causative int...

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Main Authors: Maki Kitagawa, Toshimori Koh, Noboru Nakagawa, Yutaka Kondo, Minoru Nishio, Atsushi Oguro, Chohei Sakakura, Masaaki Nanri, Eigo Otsuji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2010-10-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Gastrointestinal stromal tumor
Neurofibromatosis
Abscess
Bacteremia
Seizure
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/321523

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