Table 1. Summary of cerebral tumor embolism from extracardiac carcinoma treated by mechanical thrombectomy.
| Author | Year | Age | Gender | Occlusion site | Pre-NIHSS | First-pass device | Post-TICI score | mRS at 90days | Primary lesion | Pathological diagnosis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhatia et al.3) | 2010 | 62 | Female | Left ICA | 19 | Merci retriever | 2a | N.A. | Breast cancer | High-grade phyllodes tumor |
| Zander et al.4) | 2016 | 58 | Male | Left M2 | 24 | Stent retriever | 3 | 6 | Lung cancer | Non-small cell carcinoma |
| Pop at al.5) | 2018 | 56 | Male | BA left ICA |
N.A. | Stent retriever Stent retriever |
3 2b |
6 | Lung cancer | Sarcomatoid carcinoma |
| Goddard et al.6) | 2019 | 80 | Male | BA | 19 | Aspiration catheter | 2c | 6 | Lung cancer | Large-cell, high-grade neuroendocrine cancer |
| Tsurusaki et al.7) | 2019 | 72 | Male | Left ICA | 13 | Stent retriever | 3 | 0 | Lung cancer | Squamous cell carcinoma |
| Present case | 2019 | 34 | Male | Left ICA | 17 | Aspiration catheter | 2b | 6 | Lung cancer | Mucoepidermoid carcinoma |
BA: basilar artery, ICA: internal carotid artery, M2: middle cerebral artery M2 portion, mRS: modified Rankin Scale, NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, TICI: Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction.