J Korean Neurol Assoc.  2021 Feb;39(1):30-33. 10.17340/jkna.2021.1.6.

Acute Cerebral Artery Occlusion by Direct Tumor Embolus

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  • 1Departments of Neurology, Chosun University School of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea
  • 2Departments of Pathology, Chosun University School of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea
  • 3Departments of Neurosurgery, Chosun University School of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea

Abstract

In acute stroke, emboli are mostly composed of thrombi from artery, cardiac chamber, valve and vein. Non-thrombotic emboli are sometimes difficult to identify the origin. According to the increased number of cancer patients, now 10% of stroke patients have a cancer. However, the potential mechanisms of stroke in patients with cancer are various. We presented a case of serious acute arterial occlusion with a tumor embolus, which was revealed by histopathologic analysis of retrieved emboli during mechanical thrombectomy.

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Rhabdomyosarcoma; Stroke; Embolism
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