Embolism of cerebral tissue to lungs following gunshot wound to head.
The case history of a 28-year-old man who sustained a gunshot wound to the head and developed multiple pulmonary emboli composed of cerebral tissue is presented. The brain tissue fragments probably entered the severed end of a bridging vein, traveled along the superior sagittal sinus, and gained access to the internal jugular vein and systemic venous return.
D000328:Adult; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications*