This case highlights the utility of transesophageal echocardiography in identifying unusual causes of presumed cardioembolic stroke, such as pulmonary vein thrombosis, which may be an early sign of occult malignancy.
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TEE may uncover pulmonary vein thrombosis as stroke cause and occult malignancy marker; single case leaves open routine adoption.
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