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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2016; 26(01): 140-144
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.178365
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A case report on paraneoplastic encephalitis associated with astrocytoma - An unknown entity

Yogeshwari S Deshmukh
Star Imaging and Research Centre, Campus of Joshi Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
,
Ashish L Atre
Star Imaging and Research Centre, Campus of Joshi Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
,
Sanjay S Vhora
Star Imaging and Research Centre, Campus of Joshi Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
,
Swapnil V Karnik
Star Imaging and Research Centre, Campus of Joshi Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India
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Abstract

Paraneoplastic encephalitis is a multifocal inflammatory disorder of the central nervous system (CNS) that is associated with remote neoplasias. The most common malignancy associated with it is bronchial carcinoma, typically small cell carcinoma of lung. It has never been described in association with intracranial neoplasm. We present and discuss the clinical, radiological, and histopathological findings of paraneoplastic encephalitis with intracranial space-occupying lesions (SOLs) in a 55-year-old man. He was thoroughly investigated and biopsy revealed presence of astrocytoma with changes of paraneoplastic encephalitis.

Keywords

Astrocytoma - limbic encephalitis - paraneoplastic encephalitis


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Article published online:
30 July 2021

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