Metastatic Adenocarcinoma Cerebrum Mimicking Tuberculoma in Pregnancy: A Case Report with Review of literature

Rahul Awasthi; Nilesh Jain; Shrikant Rege; Raghwan Iyengar; Abhishek Songara

doi:10.1055/s-0037-1601356

Indian Journal of Neurosurgery (Apr 2017)

Metastatic Adenocarcinoma Cerebrum Mimicking Tuberculoma in Pregnancy: A Case Report with Review of literature

Rahul Awasthi,
Nilesh Jain,
Shrikant Rege,
Raghwan Iyengar,
Abhishek Songara

Affiliations

Rahul Awasthi: Department of Neurosurgery, Sri Aurobindo Medical College and PG Institute, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Nilesh Jain: Department of Neurosurgery, Sri Aurobindo Medical College and PG Institute, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Shrikant Rege: Department of Neurosurgery, Sri Aurobindo Medical College and PG Institute, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Raghwan Iyengar: Department of Neurosurgery, Sri Aurobindo Medical College and PG Institute, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Abhishek Songara: Department of Neurosurgery, Sri Aurobindo Medical College and PG Institute, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1601356
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 06, no. 03
pp. 216 – 219

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Brain tumors in pregnancy are rare phenomenon with variable outcomes. We present a case of adenocarcinoma cerebrum originated from the lung in a 24-year-old primigravida woman. The patient was operated successfully, and 6-month postoperative period was uneventful. A female child was born with cesarean section at full term.

Published in Indian Journal of Neurosurgery

ISSN: 2277-954X (Print); 2277-9167 (Online)
Publisher: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery; Medicine: Internal medicine: Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry: Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system
Website: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-00028728

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