| Cerebral Infarcts Associated with Adenomyosis Among Middle-aged Women. | |
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PMID: 22142777 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Cerebral infarcts associated with hypercoagulability in malignant tumors have been well recognized. However, reports on cerebral infarcts in patients with a benign gynecologic tumor, such as adenomyosis, are extremely limited. We report the cases of 4 patients with adenomyosis and cerebral infarcts, all without obvious evidence of conventional causes of cerebral infarcts. Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed multiple cerebral infarcts in both cortical and subcortical areas in all the patients and in different arterial territories in 3 patients. Two patients also had systemic embolism in the fingers or kidneys. One patient had thrombi in the brachiocephalic trunk and left subclavian artery. The levels of coagulation markers were elevated in the acute phase of cerebral infarcts. Although cerebral infarcts might be uncommon in adenomyosis patients, these patients might be potentially at risk of developing cerebral infarcts associated with hypercoagulability related to increased mucinous tumor marker levels, menstruation-related coagulopathy, or increased tissue factor expression levels. Additional study is required to determine the mechanism underlying the development of cerebral infarcts in adenomyosis; however, physicians need to pay particular attention to those who have hypercoagulability with adenomyosis among middle-aged women. |
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Authors:
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Kazuo Yamashiro; Ryota Tanaka; Kenya Nishioka; Yuji Ueno; Hideki Shimura; Yasuyuki Okuma; Nobutaka Hattori; Takao Urabe |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-12-3 |
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Title: Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association Volume: - ISSN: 1532-8511 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Dec |
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Created Date: 2011-12-6 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9111633 Medline TA: J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis Country: - |
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Copyright © 2011 National Stroke Association. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. |
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Department of Neurology at Juntendo University Shizuoka Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan. |
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