Sarcoidosis-like disease with pulmonary infestation, meningoencephalitis and transverse myelitis after sigmoid cancer treatment
| Journal | Volume 84 - 2021 |
| Issue | Fasc.4 - Case reports |
| Author(s) | C. Callens 1 2, H. De Cauwer 1 2, M. Viaene 2, D. Vanneste 3, A. Eyben 4, D. Coeman 5 |
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| DOI | 10.51821/84.4.021 |
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Affiliations: (1) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. University of Antwerp, Wilrijk, Belgium
(2) Dpt. of neurology, AZ St Dimpna, Geel, Belgium (3) Dpt. of radiology, AZ St Dimpna, Geel, Belgium (4) Dpt. of gastroenterology, AZ St Dimpna, Geel, Belgium (5) Dpt. of pneumology, AZ St Dimpna, Geel, Belgium |
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We present the case of a 40-year-old male with recent history of moderately differentiated invasive adenocarcinoma of the sigmoid in whom both respiratory and neurological disease developed simultaneously, mimicking diffuse metastatic disease. The broad differential diagnosis and pitfalls (both diagnostic and therapeutic) are described. Pulmonary sarcoidosis as well as neurosarcoidosis occur very rarely after solid cancers. Keywords: neurosarcoidosis, meningoencephalitis, transverse myeli-tis, differential diagnosis, sigmoid cancer, chemotherapy. |
| The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. |
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