Korean Circ J. 1999 Jul;29(7):731-734. Korean.
Published online Jul 31, 1999.
https://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.1999.29.7.731
Published online Jul 31, 1999.
https://doi.org/10.4070/kcj.1999.29.7.731
Copyright © 1999 The Korean Society of Circulation
Case Report
A Case of Cerebral Infarction Caused by Tumor Emboli from the Site of
Eui Chang Hwang, M.D.,
Sen Lyu, M.D.,
In Ho Kim, M.D.,
Hyun Jong Park, M.D.,
Nam Young Kang, M.D.
and Myung Yong Lee, M.D.
Abstract
Multiple cerebral infarction developed in a 36-year-old woman with adenocarcinoma of the right lung with direct cardiac invasion. Neurological examination and brain MRI showed findings of ordinary infarction. Transesophageal echocardiography showed left atrial pedunculated mass which was the potential source of embolism. We report a rare case who had such multiple spontaneous tumor emboli large enough to result in clinically detectable cerebral infarction.
Keywords
Tumor embolism; Cerebral infarction; Lung cancer
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