Maryam Nabati Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Tumor thromboembolism, Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Department of Cardiology, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari,Iran
Department of Cardiology, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari,Iran Pulmonary tumor embolism is a rare syndrome created by passage of tumoral emboli into the pulmonary circulation. Histologically, platelet and thrombin are usually demonstrated as well malignant cells.
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Author(s): Ghasem Janbabai, Maryam Nabati, Soheil Azizi, Babak Bagheri and Mojtaba Shokri
Pulmonary Tumor Macro Embolism Caused by Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Rare Case Report
Pulmonary tumor embolism is a rare syndrome created by passage of tumoral emboli into the pulmonary circulation. Histologically, platelet and thrombin are usually demonstrated as well malignant cells. The most common symptom is sub-acute progressive dyspnea. The prognosis is poor and the median survival from diagnosis is a few weeks. Interventions are rarely performed. A 43-year-old female with known esophageal cancer presented with sub-acute massive pulmonary tumor embolism causing severe pulmonary arterial hypertension and right sided heart failure.
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