ArticleSurgical neurology international2020
A case of cerebral infarction due to pleomorphic carcinoma of the lung.
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- Mechanical thrombectomy for the treatment of large vessel occlusion due to cancer-related cerebral embolism: A systematic review.Interventional neuroradiology : journal of peritherapeutic neuroradiology, surgical procedures and related neurosciences · 2026Pooled it
- Clot composition analysis in ischemic stroke of cancer patients: a systematic review.BMC neurology · 2026Pooled it
- Endovascular Thrombectomy in a Patient with Acute Ischemic Stroke due to Tumor Emboli Associated with Cardiac Metastasis of Extraskeletal Myxoid Chondrosarcoma: A Case Report.NMC case report journal · 2026Article
- White Embolus-induced Basilar Artery Occlusion Due to Pulmonary Vein Invasion of a Metastasis of a Malignant Melanoma.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2023Article
- Cerebral tumor embolism from thyroid cancer treated by mechanical thrombectomy: illustrative case.Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons · 2023Article
- Tumor embolism and acute arterial occlusion: A systematic review.Surgery open science · 2022Review
- Tumor Cells Detected in Retrieved Thrombus: Cancer-associated Stroke.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundWith the increase in endovascular treatment, reports of embolism other than thrombus are scattered, but intracranial tumorigenic embolism is rare and difficult to diagnose. Here, we describe a case of a tumorigenic embolism in a patient with lung cancer whose invasion into the vascular system was not detected on preoperative whole-body imaging. CASE DESCRIPTION: A 66-year-old man who was hospitalized to undergo radiotherapy for pulmonary carcinoma suddenly developed left hemiplegia. He exhibited atrial fibrillation, and emergent radiographic examination revealed a right middle cerebral artery occlusion. Urgent mechanical embolectomy was performed, with successful revascularization. The excised embolus had a unique morphology and was pathologically diagnosed as a cerebral embolism caused by pleomorphic pulmonary carcinoma.
conclusionTumor-derived cerebral embolism is extremely rare, but it is necessary to consider it as a potential source of embolism during differential diagnosis in patients with malignant tumors.
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