To the Editor:Drug-eluting bead bronchial arterial chemoembolization(DEB-BACE)has been proven to be a feasible and well-tolerated treatment option for patients with non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC)who are ineligible ...To the Editor:Drug-eluting bead bronchial arterial chemoembolization(DEB-BACE)has been proven to be a feasible and well-tolerated treatment option for patients with non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC)who are ineligible for or refuse to receive standard chemotherapy.[1]Here,we report a rare complication of multiple cerebral embolic infarcts,mainly in the posterior cerebral circulation,in a patient with squamous cell lung cancer who was performed with DEB-BACE.To our knowledge,this complication has rarely been reported in patients with NSCLC undergoing DEB-BACE.Approval was obtained from our Institutional Review Board and patient for the publication of this case report.展开更多
文摘To the Editor:Drug-eluting bead bronchial arterial chemoembolization(DEB-BACE)has been proven to be a feasible and well-tolerated treatment option for patients with non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC)who are ineligible for or refuse to receive standard chemotherapy.[1]Here,we report a rare complication of multiple cerebral embolic infarcts,mainly in the posterior cerebral circulation,in a patient with squamous cell lung cancer who was performed with DEB-BACE.To our knowledge,this complication has rarely been reported in patients with NSCLC undergoing DEB-BACE.Approval was obtained from our Institutional Review Board and patient for the publication of this case report.
