一个47岁的女人感到困惑和软弱
Archit Patel1, Arya Mariam Roy1, Ronald Alberico1
1from the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Hematology-Oncology Fellowship Program.
NEJM evidence
|February 6, 2024
概括
本案例研究探讨了一名47岁患有转移性乳腺癌的妇女的评估和差异诊断,该妇女经历了混乱和软弱. 它强调了癌症患者神经系统症状的关键诊断考虑因素.
科学领域:
- 神经学 神经学
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 内部医学 内部医学
背景情况:
- 一名47岁的妇女有转移性乳腺癌史,在3个月的病史中呈现出渐进的混乱,记忆丧失和下肢虚弱.
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