Embolization of tumor cells is rare in patients with systemic cancer and cerebral large vessel occlusion.

Fabian WolpertZ KulcsárM HänselE RushingK SeystahlJ SchweizerP RothA R LuftS WegenerM Weller

Published in: European journal of neurology (2020)

The presence of cancer cells in clots from cerebrovascular thrombectomy, indicative of a direct involvement of circulating tumor cells in the causation of stroke, is rare.

Keyphrases

circulating tumor cells
papillary thyroid
atrial fibrillation
circulating tumor
squamous cell
cerebral ischemia
acute ischemic stroke
blood brain barrier
brain injury
drug induced