Spontaneous Systemic Tumor Embolism Caused by Tumor Invasion of Pulmonary Vein in a Patient with Advanced Lung Cancer
Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
;
: 148-150, 2010.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-187778
ABSTRACT
We describe a 72-year-old man who presented with left hemiparesis due to acute cerebral infarction in the right fronto-temporal lobe. Three months prior to admission, he was hospitalized for right hemiparesis due to the acute cerebral infarction in the left anterior cerebral artery territory. To investigate the cause of his recurrent embolic event, a chest computed tomography scan and echocardiography were performed, which revealed advanced lung cancer invading contiguously through the pulmonary veins to the right main pulmonary artery and left atrium. Tumor embolism is a rare cause of stroke, occurring with primary or metastatic neoplasms of the lung. Echocardiography is a useful tool in patients with cerebral embolic episodes.
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Main subject:
Paresis
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Pulmonary Artery
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Pulmonary Veins
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Thorax
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Echocardiography
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Cerebral Infarction
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Anterior Cerebral Artery
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Stroke
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Heart Atria
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Lung
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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