Small Cell Bronchogenic Carcinoma Presenting as Collet-Siccard Syndrome

Bronchogenic carcinoma presenting as a pseudopregnancy.

A young woman with an occult bronchogenic carcinoma presented with secondary amenorrhea and an elevated beta subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin that was mistakenly attributed to pregnancy. Physicians should be aware that this carcinoma may present solely with an elevated beta human chorionic gonadotropin value, and the potential exists for confusion with a pregnancy state in women of child...

Bronchogenic Carcinoma Presenting as Carcinomatous Meningitis

Neoplastic meningitis, also known as carcinomatous meningitis, reflects the metastatic infiltration of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and leptomeninges (pia and arachnoid) by cancer. It is the is the third most common cause of central nervous system (CNS) metastases after brain metastases and epidural spinal cord compression [1]. Leptomeningeal metastasis (LMM) is a devastating complication of m...

A Rare Case of Non-Small Cell Carcinoma of Lung Presenting as Miliary Mottling

Miliary mottling on chest radiography is seen in miliary tuberculosis, certain fungal infections, sarcoidosis, coal miner’s pneumoconiosis, silicosis, hemosiderosis, fibrosing alveolitis, acute extrinsic allergic alveolitis, pulmonary eosinophilic syndrome, pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, and rarely in hematogenous metastases from the primary cancers of the thyroid, kidney, trophoblasts, and so...

Multiple myeloma presenting as the Collet-Sicard syndrome.

Bronchogenic carcinoma presented as Foville's syndrome.

To cite: Man BL, Fu YP. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2014-205025 DESCRIPTION A 44-year-old man, a chronic smoker, enjoyed good past health. He was admitted for insidious onset of diplopia, dizziness and right-sided weakness for 20 days. He denied any fever, cough, weight loss or headache. Physical examination showed conjugate left gaze palsy, r...