TY - JOUR
T1 - Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome Associated with a Suprarenal Mass
AU - Pantoja-Ruiz, Camila
AU - Ricaurte-Fajardo, Andrés
AU - Ocampo-Navia, María Isabel
AU - Coral-Casas, Juliana
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 The Authors.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS) is characterised by severe thunderclap headaches (with or without the presence of acute neurological symptoms) and segmental vasoconstriction of cerebral arteries that resolves spontaneously in a period of three months. Cases have been described in the literature with producing and non-producing masses of metanephrines. Within these reports, associations with cavernous haemangioma, medulloblastoma, colon cancer, paraganglioma, pheochromocytoma, uterine fibroids, among others were found. However, no association with adrenal masses which do not produce metanephrines was found. In this context, we reported the case of a woman with this type of tumour associated with RCVS which provided a treatment challenge, as well as we reviewed the literature on cases of RCVS associated with masses.
AB - Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS) is characterised by severe thunderclap headaches (with or without the presence of acute neurological symptoms) and segmental vasoconstriction of cerebral arteries that resolves spontaneously in a period of three months. Cases have been described in the literature with producing and non-producing masses of metanephrines. Within these reports, associations with cavernous haemangioma, medulloblastoma, colon cancer, paraganglioma, pheochromocytoma, uterine fibroids, among others were found. However, no association with adrenal masses which do not produce metanephrines was found. In this context, we reported the case of a woman with this type of tumour associated with RCVS which provided a treatment challenge, as well as we reviewed the literature on cases of RCVS associated with masses.
KW - Cerebral angiography
KW - Headache
KW - Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome
KW - Tumour
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U2 - 10.14712/23362936.2020.9
DO - 10.14712/23362936.2020.9
M3 - Article
C2 - 32553094
AN - SCOPUS:85086694023
SN - 1214-6994
VL - 121
SP - 107
EP - 113
JO - Prague Medical Report
JF - Prague Medical Report
IS - 2
ER -