Primary gastric cancer presenting with a metastatic embolus in the common carotid artery: a case report

Primary gastric cancer presenting with a metastatic embolus in the common carotid artery: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Although about 30% of gastric cancers have distant metastasis at the time of initial diagnosis, metastatic tumor embolus in the main blood vessels is not common, especially in the main artery. The report presents, for the first time, an extremely rare clinical ca...

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Main Authors: Zhang Ying, Zhang Xiu-feng, Shentu Wei-hui, Yang Guan-gen, Shen Zhong, Huang Pin-tong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-10-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Subjects:
Tumor embolus
Common carotid artery
Metastasis
Gastric cancer
Online Access:http://www.wjso.com/content/10/1/229
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spelling doaj-0e4ec118052241f29a92e4e2eb6fc54d2020-11-25T00:54:15ZengBMCWorld Journal of Surgical Oncology1477-78192012-10-0110122910.1186/1477-7819-10-229Primary gastric cancer presenting with a metastatic embolus in the common carotid artery: a case reportZhang YingZhang Xiu-fengShentu Wei-huiYang Guan-genShen ZhongHuang Pin-tong<p>Abstract</p> <p>Although about 30% of gastric cancers have distant metastasis at the time of initial diagnosis, metastatic tumor embolus in the main blood vessels is not common, especially in the main artery. The report presents, for the first time, an extremely rare clinical case of a metastatic embolus in the common carotid artery (CCA) from primary gastric cancer. Metastatic embolus from the primary tumor should be considered when patients present with gastric cancer accompanied by intravascular emboli. The patient should be actively examined further so as to allow early detection and treatment.</p> http://www.wjso.com/content/10/1/229Tumor embolusCommon carotid arteryMetastasisGastric cancer
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author Zhang Ying
Zhang Xiu-feng
Shentu Wei-hui
Yang Guan-gen
Shen Zhong
Huang Pin-tong
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Zhang Xiu-feng
Shentu Wei-hui
Yang Guan-gen
Shen Zhong
Huang Pin-tong
Primary gastric cancer presenting with a metastatic embolus in the common carotid artery: a case report
World Journal of Surgical Oncology
Tumor embolus
Common carotid artery
Metastasis
Gastric cancer
author_facet Zhang Ying
Zhang Xiu-feng
Shentu Wei-hui
Yang Guan-gen
Shen Zhong
Huang Pin-tong
author_sort Zhang Ying
title Primary gastric cancer presenting with a metastatic embolus in the common carotid artery: a case report
title_short Primary gastric cancer presenting with a metastatic embolus in the common carotid artery: a case report
title_full Primary gastric cancer presenting with a metastatic embolus in the common carotid artery: a case report
title_fullStr Primary gastric cancer presenting with a metastatic embolus in the common carotid artery: a case report
title_full_unstemmed Primary gastric cancer presenting with a metastatic embolus in the common carotid artery: a case report
title_sort primary gastric cancer presenting with a metastatic embolus in the common carotid artery: a case report
publisher BMC
series World Journal of Surgical Oncology
issn 1477-7819
publishDate 2012-10-01
description <p>Abstract</p> <p>Although about 30% of gastric cancers have distant metastasis at the time of initial diagnosis, metastatic tumor embolus in the main blood vessels is not common, especially in the main artery. The report presents, for the first time, an extremely rare clinical case of a metastatic embolus in the common carotid artery (CCA) from primary gastric cancer. Metastatic embolus from the primary tumor should be considered when patients present with gastric cancer accompanied by intravascular emboli. The patient should be actively examined further so as to allow early detection and treatment.</p>
topic Tumor embolus
Common carotid artery
Metastasis
Gastric cancer
url http://www.wjso.com/content/10/1/229
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