1. Acute Ischemic Stroke due to Undifferentiated Sarcoma: A Case Report and Literature Review
- Author
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Akihiro Miyasaki, Keiji Yamaguchi, Yuki Fukami, and Makoto Negoro
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Adult ,Carotid Artery Diseases ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,sarcoma ,medicine.medical_treatment ,Embolism ,tumor embolus ,Embolectomy ,Case Report ,Arterial Occlusive Diseases ,Autopsy ,030204 cardiovascular system & hematology ,Undifferentiated sarcoma ,Brain Ischemia ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Embolus ,Internal Medicine ,medicine ,Humans ,cardiovascular diseases ,Acute ischemic stroke ,business.industry ,Histopathological analysis ,mechanical embolectomy ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Stroke ,cardiovascular system ,030211 gastroenterology & hepatology ,Radiology ,Internal carotid artery occlusion ,Sarcoma ,business - Abstract
Tumor emboli due to a sarcoma are usually confirmed by an autopsy or operative findings. A sarcoma embolus in an acute stroke patient is rare. We herein report a 37-year-old man with acute stroke caused by internal carotid artery occlusion who underwent embolectomy. A histopathological analysis of an embolus obtained with a mechanical retriever device was diagnosed as undifferentiated sarcoma. This is the first case of extracardiac sarcoma extraction via mechanical retrieval performed during intervention for acute ischemic stroke. A histopathologic evaluation with embolectomy is important for diagnosing tumor emboli.
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- 2019