| Literature DB >> 17171304 |
Koichi Matsumoto1, Junichi Nojiri, Yukinori Takase, Yoshikazu Egashira, Shinichi Azama, Akira Kato, Kenji Kitahara, Koji Miyazaki, Sho Kudo.
Abstract
We report a case of cerebral lipiodol embolism following transcatheter chemoembolization (TACE) for hepatocellular carcinoma. A 70-year-old woman with a large unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma underwent TACE. Her level of consciousness deteriorated after the procedure, and magnetic resonance imaging and non-contrast computed tomography revealed a cerebral lipiodol embolism. Despite intensive care, the patient died 2 weeks later. The complication might have been due to systemic-pulmonary shunts caused by previous surgeries and/or direct invasion of the recurrent tumor.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17171304 DOI: 10.1007/s00270-006-0092-x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol ISSN: 0174-1551 Impact factor: 2.740