Mechanical aspiration thrombectomy with a Penumbra catheter can be an effective treatment for acute stroke caused by a cardiac sarcoma tumor embolus.
May offer a feasible option in tumor embolus stroke; leaves open confirmation in prospective studies.
The most common primary malignant cardiac tumor is the cardiac sarcoma, which is mesenchymal in origin. This case report describes a patient with hyperacute stroke caused by cardiac sarcoma who underwent rapid recanalization through mechanical aspiration thrombectomy with Penumbra catheter.
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