TY - JOUR
T1 - Stroke from delayed embolization of polymerized glue following percutaneous direct injection of a carotid body tumor
AU - Krishnamoorthy, Thamburaj
AU - Gupta, Arun Kumar
AU - Rajan, Jayadevan E.
AU - Thomas, Bejoy
PY - 2007/6
Y1 - 2007/6
N2 - A 52-year-old male with right carotid body tumor underwent direct percutaneous glue (n-butylcyanoacrylate [NBCA]) embolization. Several hours later, he developed left hemiparesis from embolization of the polymerized glue cast. Migration of glue during percutaneous tumor embolization is presumed to occur only in the liquid state, which may lead to stroke or cranial nerve deficits. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of delayed glue embolization from a treated hypervascular tumor of the head and neck.
AB - A 52-year-old male with right carotid body tumor underwent direct percutaneous glue (n-butylcyanoacrylate [NBCA]) embolization. Several hours later, he developed left hemiparesis from embolization of the polymerized glue cast. Migration of glue during percutaneous tumor embolization is presumed to occur only in the liquid state, which may lead to stroke or cranial nerve deficits. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of delayed glue embolization from a treated hypervascular tumor of the head and neck.
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U2 - 10.3348/kjr.2007.8.3.249
DO - 10.3348/kjr.2007.8.3.249
M3 - Article
C2 - 17554195
AN - SCOPUS:34249987092
SN - 1229-6929
VL - 8
SP - 249
EP - 253
JO - Korean Journal of Radiology
JF - Korean Journal of Radiology
IS - 3
ER -