Effective ADAPT Thrombectomy in a Patient with Acute Stroke due to Cardiac Papillary Elastofibroma: Histological Thrombus Confirmation

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• 作者：Francesco Biraschi ; MD^* ; ^{f.biraschi@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Francesco Diana ; MD^&dagger ; ; Francesco Alesini ; MD^&Dagger ; ; Giulio Guidetti ; MD^* ; Simone Peschillo ; MD ; PhD^*
• 关键词：Stroke ; mechanical thrombectomy ; papillary elastofibroma ; cardiac embolism ; MR perfusion ; ADAPT ; thrombus
• 刊名：Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：October 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：25
• 期：10
• 页码：e185-e187
• 全文大小：687 K

文摘

A 75-year-old man with hypertension and atrial fibrillation was admitted to our emergency room with right-sided hemiplegia and complete aphasia (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale [NIHSS] score = 18). A noncontrast computed tomography scan showed a slight hypodensity in the left insular region and a bright hyperdense sign in the M1 tract of the left middle cerebral artery (MCA). Angio-CT confirmed an occlusion of the M1 tract of the MCA. Magnetic resonance diffusion-weighted imaging/perfusion-weighted imaging was obtained and revealed a mismatch in the left parietal cortical region. Complete revascularization was achieved by thromboaspiration with the A Direct ASPIRATION first PASS TECHNIQUE (ADAPT) technique. Histological examination of the embolic material revealed its nonthrombotic nature: cardiac embolic papillary elastofibroma (PEF). At discharge, good recovery of right-side hemiplegia was observed. This case report is the second in literature in which a histological confirmed cardiac embolic PEF is reported as a cause of embolic stroke. PEF is a rare but potentially treatable cause of embolic stroke. Understanding the nature of the embolic material would help in choosing the best revascularization approach.