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  • Title: Cerebral lipiodol embolism: a complication of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma.
    Author: Matsumoto K, Nojiri J, Takase Y, Egashira Y, Azama S, Kato A, Kitahara K, Miyazaki K, Kudo S.
    Journal: Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol; 2007; 30(3):512-4. PubMed ID: 17171304.
    Abstract:
    We report a case of cerebral lipiodol embolism following transcatheter chemoembolization (TACE) for hepatocellular carcinoma. A 70-year-old woman with a large unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma underwent TACE. Her level of consciousness deteriorated after the procedure, and magnetic resonance imaging and non-contrast computed tomography revealed a cerebral lipiodol embolism. Despite intensive care, the patient died 2 weeks later. The complication might have been due to systemic-pulmonary shunts caused by previous surgeries and/or direct invasion of the recurrent tumor.
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