We report a case of adenocarcinoid tumor of the appendix that presented initially as a unilateral Krukenberg tumor (a signet ring cell mucinous adenocarcinoma with prominent cellular stroma). The primary tumor in the appendix was discovered 10 months later at the time of a "second look" laparotomy.
Brainstem tumor presenting with unilateral astereognosis
โ Scribed by Moshe Feinsod; Shlomo Bentin; Morris Moscovitch; Uri Wald
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 220 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-5134
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โฆ Synopsis
Abstract
A patient with a brainstem tumor presented with astereognosis. The results of CT scan, evoked response studies, and neuropsychological tests all were consistent with a noncortical origin for the sensory defect.
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