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Tandem cervical/intracranial internal carotid artery occlusion due to cardiac myxoma treated successfully with mechanical endovascular thrombectomy

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    Atsuhito Uneda, Kenta Suzuki, Koji Hirashita & Kimihiro Yoshino

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Uneda, A., Suzuki, K., Hirashita, K. et al. Tandem cervical/intracranial internal carotid artery occlusion due to cardiac myxoma treated successfully with mechanical endovascular thrombectomy. Acta Neurochir 158, 1393–1395 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-016-2833-1

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