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Calcified Amorphous Tumor Causing Shower Embolism to the Brain: A Case Report with Serial Echocardiographic and Neuroradiologic Images and a Review of the Literature
An 89-year-old woman with chronic atrial fibrillation, hypertension, chronic heart failure, and dementia was admitted to our hospital due to multiple small cerebral and cerebellar infarctions. Transthoracic echocardiogram revealed a floating calcified mass lesion arising from the endocardium of the posterior portion of the mitral annulus with mitral annular calcification. Furthermore, the mass had a heterogeneity of the echogenicity. The mass was diagnosed as a calcified amorphous tumor based on specific echocardiographic features.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - March 17, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Takaomi Singu, Yuichiro Inatomi, Toshiro Yonehara, Yukio Ando Tags: Case Studies Source Type: research

Intratumoral Hemorrhage in a Patient with Malignant Meningioma under Anticoagulant Therapy
We report the case of an elderly woman with malignant meningioma and atrial fibrillation who started taking anticoagulants after an ischemic stroke and subsequently developed intratumoral hemorrhage. Further studies are required to confirm whether a particular anticoagulant agent is suitable for patients with brain tumor and atrial fibrillation.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - January 22, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Yasuyuki Ito, Makoto Nakajima, Mari Watari, Tetsuro Sakamoto, Yoichiro Hashimoto, Seiji Tajiri, Akira Takada, Yukio Ando Tags: Case Report Source Type: research