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Aortic Sarcoma Mimicking a Thrombus Filling Vascular Lumen: A Rare Cause of Cerebral Infarction (P4.364)
Conclusion- Primary aortic sarcoma is an extremely rare cause of stroke. This sarcoma may be misinterpreted as a thrombus filling vascular lumen on CT angiography, but no elevation of D-dimer is incompatible with a large thrombus. The final diagnosis can be made by surgical biopsy.Disclosure: Dr. Kim has nothing to disclose. Dr. Jeon has nothing to disclose. Dr. Park has nothing to disclose. Dr. Kim has nothing to disclose. Dr. Kim has nothing to disclose. Dr. Kwon has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 3, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Kim, H., Jeon, S.-B., Park, K.-W., Kim, H., Kim, B. J., Kwon, S. Tags: Cerebrovascular Case Reports Source Type: research