title: Mechanical thrombectomy in cardiac myxoma stroke: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Cardiac myxoma is the most common primary tumor of the heart. It is a rare cause of acute ischemic stroke and commonly not detected until after the stroke. There is no current guideline for the treatment of cardiac myxoma stroke and only a few cases of mechanical thrombectomy have been reported. We present a case of cardiac myxoma stroke in a 4-year-old boy treated with a stent-retrieval device and review the literature describing the safety and efficacy of mechanical thrombectomy in cardiac myxoma stroke. We also describe imaging features of the myxoma clot on susceptibility weighted images.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Yoon Sang
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Chung-Ang University Hospital, 102, Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, 06973, Seoul, Republic of Korea. fjmiro@daum.net.
authors.forename: Woong Jae
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Joonhwa
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Chung-Ang University Hospital, 102, Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, 06973, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jun Soo
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Byun
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Chung-Ang University Hospital, 102, Heukseok-ro, Dongjak-gu, 06973, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Kyun
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Soo Ahn
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Chae
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009232:Myxoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects; D017131:Thrombectomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Acute ischemic stroke; Cardiac myxoma; Mechanical thrombectomy; Susceptibility weighted image