PMID: 9442592Jan 27, 1998Paper

Multiple cerebral pseudoaneurysms and hemorrhages: the expanding spectrum of metastatic cerebral choriocarcinoma

Journal of Neuroimaging : Official Journal of the American Society of Neuroimaging
M KalafutM A Verity

Abstract

Cerebral metastases occur in 10-20% of patients with choriocarcinoma. Although single oncotic and pseudoaneurysms have been reported, multiple pseudoaneurysms and hemorrhages are rare. A 33-year-old woman developed 10 intracerebral hemorrhages over a 30-day period. Angiogram showed multiple focal areas of delayed contrast washout in distal vessels. Autopsy revealed intravascular choriocarcinoma without true aneurysm formation. A diagnosis of choriocarcinoma should be considered for women of childbearing age presenting with cerebrovascular syndromes, especially those found to have cerebral aneurysm pseudoaneurysm and/or hemorrhage.

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