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ROBERT J. JOYNT, MD; GEORGE ZIMMERMAN, MD; RIAD KHALIFEH, MD

Arch Neurol. 1965;12(1):84-91.

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Cerebrovascular occlusion resulting in infarction by tumor emboli is quite rare.¹ In some instances, this may be due to tumor emboli passing through a patent foramen ovale, to passage of the emboli through the lesser pulmonary circulation,² or to emboli originating from bronchial neoplasms during pneumonectomy.³ An exceedingly rare cause is the embolization from primary cardiac tumors. This rarity is, in part, a reflection of the low incidence of these tumors. Their incidence has been figured at 0.05% of all necropsies.⁴ Unfortunately, the clinical history and findings in the few cardiac tumors with cerebral embolization from tumor fragments is not consistent enough to constitute a definite syndrome. However, in some instances, the history and associated signs do suggest this rare neurologic condition. The following is a report of a recently encountered instance of this disorder along with an analysis of 11 previously reported cases.^5-15 There . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
IOWA CITY, IOWA

From the departments of neurology and pathology, State University of Iowa College of Medicine.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication July 6, 1964; accepted Sept 10.

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