Mechanical thrombectomy for repeated cerebral tumor embolism from a thoracic sarcomatoid carcinoma. (24th May 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pop, Raoul; Mihoc, Dan; Manisor, Monica; Richter, Johann Sebastian; Lindner, Veronique; Janssen-Langenstein, Ralf; Simu, Mihaela; Wolff, Valerie; Beaujeux, Remy
• Is Part Of: Journal of neurointerventional surgery. Volume 10:Number 10(2018)
• Page Start: e26
• Page End: e26
• Publication Date: 2018-05-24
• Subjects: thrombectomy -- stroke -- tumor; Nervous system -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Cerebrovascular disease -- Surgery -- Periodicals; 617.48
• DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2017-013092.rep
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1759-8478

Abstract

Abstract : Cerebral embolism originating from intracardiac tumors represents a rare cause of stroke and has been documented in both adult and pediatric populations. We present a patient recently diagnosed with a right pulmonary hilum tumor, invading the pulmonary veins and the left atrium. Two consecutive episodes of large cerebral vessel occlusion in separate vascular territories occurred in the same day and were treated by mechanical thrombectomy. Embolic material retrieved on both occasions contained tumor fragments with peripheral endothelialization. To our knowledge, this is the first report with histological confirmation of cerebral embolism from an invasive extracardiac tumor.