Author/Authors :
Cerrahoğlu, T Ş Ege Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Nöroloji Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , Güler, A Ege Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Nöroloji Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , Şirin, H Ege Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Nöroloji Anabilim Dalı, Turkey , Çelebisoy, N
Abstract :
Aim: In this study, we examined patients hospitalized with a diagnosis of cerebrovascular disease, who had a history of cancer or determined cancer during the etiologic scanning, in terms of the cancer type, possible causes of stroke and demographic data. We aimed to discuss our results in the light of pertinent literature.Materials and Methods: Patients who had been diagnosed with cerebrovascular disease and had a medical history of cancer, and had been hospitalized in the Ege University Medical School Neurological Intensive Care Unit between 2008-2012 were included in our study. For these patients, we examined demographic data, cancer type and pathology, the presence of metastasis, applied treatment (radiotherapy, chemotherapy), the presence of a cure for cancer, other possible causes of stroke, the relationship between cancer and the time of the stroke.Results: In our study, the total number of patients who had a diagnosis of cerebrovascular disease and medical history of cancer was 30 (10 women, 20 men). In eight patients (26.6%), there was no possible risk factor which could be thought to be the cause of stroke, except cancer. From those eight patients, three patients had lung adenocarsinoma, one had small cell lung cancer, one periosteal cancer, one had cervical adenocarcinoma, one gastric adenocarcinoma and one had bladder cancer.Conclusion: While investigating the etiology of stroke as well as classical risk factors, it must be kept in mind that there can be other rare etiologies of stroke such as hidden cancers can cause stroke by means of thrombosis by a variety of mechanisms.
