Stroke from Delayed Embolization of Polymerized Glue Following Percutaneous Direct Injection of a Carotid Body Tumor.
- Author:
Thamburaj KRISHNAMOORTHY
1
;
Arun Kumar GUPTA
;
Jayadevan E RAJAN
;
Bejoy THOMAS
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Carotid body tumor; Glue; Stroke; Embolization
- MeSH: Carotid Body Tumor/blood supply/*therapy; Cyanoacrylates/administration & dosage/*adverse effects; Embolization, Therapeutic/*methods; Enbucrilate; Foreign-Body Migration/*complications; Humans; Injections, Intralesional; Male; Middle Aged; Stroke/*etiology
- From:Korean Journal of Radiology 2007;8(3):249-253
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: 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.
