Acute stroke from tumor embolus in a patient with cardiac sarcoma: Aspiration thrombectomy with Penumbra catheter

Abstract

<jats:p> The most common primary malignant cardiac tumor is the cardiac sarcoma, which is mesenchymal in origin. This case report describes a patient with hyperacute stroke caused by cardiac sarcoma who underwent rapid recanalization through mechanical aspiration thrombectomy with Penumbra catheter. </jats:p>

Mechanical thrombectomy for repeated cerebral tumor embolism from a thoracic sarcomatoid carcinoma

“…Very few reports of cerebral embolism exist for other types of tumors. Tejada et al 4 reported a patient with complete detachment of a papillary fibroelastoma, Bhatia et al 5 one case of embolism from a metastatic phyllodes breast tumor, Kim et al 6 one case originating from a metastatic cardiac melanoma, and Byon et al 7 one case originating from a cardiac sarcoma. In our case, the tumor was extracardiac, originating in the right pulmonary hilum, with secondary invasion of the left atrium and…”

Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion Caused by Tumor Embolism: A Case Report

“…The 15 cases that have been reported are shown in Table 1. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] Cerebral embolism due to extracardiac tumor is considered to be caused by vascular infiltration of the tumor. In the present case, the tumor infiltrated the pulmonary vein and left atrium.…”

Republished: Mechanical thrombectomy for repeated cerebral tumor embolism from a thoracic sarcomatoid carcinoma

“…Tejada et al 4 reported a patient with complete detachment of a papillary fibroelastoma, Bhatia et al 5 one case of embolism from a metastatic phyllodes breast tumor, Kim et al 6 one case originating from a metastatic cardiac melanoma, and Byon et al 7 one case originating from a cardiac sarcoma. In our case, the tumor was extracardiac, originating in the right pulmonary hilum, with secondary invasion of the left atrium and pulmonary veins.…”