Khangure Simon R, Williams Eric S, Welman Christopher J
Department of Radiology, Fremantle Hospital; Perth, Australia -
Neuroradiol J. 2013 Dec;26(6):607-9. doi: 10.1177/197140091302600602. Epub 2013 Dec 18.
We describe the CT findings in the brain of a woman with pathologically proven elevated levels of blood and tissue cesium. The 42-year-old woman had been receiving cesium chloride as a non-mainstream treatment for metastatic breast carcinoma. She presented to hospital following a seizure, and died 48 hours after admission. A brain CT performed on hospital admission showed a diffuse increase in attenuation of brain parenchyma. Autopsy revealed elevated levels of cesium in blood and solid organs including the brain. We hypothesize that the imaging findings are attributable to the abnormally elevated level of brain cesium at the time of the CT scan. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of this imaging finding.
我们描述了一名经病理证实血液和组织中铯含量升高的女性脑部的CT表现。这名42岁的女性一直在接受氯化铯治疗，作为转移性乳腺癌的一种非主流疗法。她在癫痫发作后入院，入院48小时后死亡。入院时进行的脑部CT显示脑实质密度弥漫性增加。尸检发现血液和包括脑在内的实体器官中铯含量升高。我们推测这些影像学表现归因于CT扫描时脑部铯水平异常升高。据我们所知，这是首次报道出现这种影像学表现的病例。
